News tagged with race

Can energy drinks improve the physical and mental performance of cyclists?

Consumption of energy drinks containing caffeine may have beneficial effects on exercise but probably not for mental function. The effects of pre-exercise caffeine consumption by trained cyclists on racing ...

Health Mar 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Differences in obstetric outcomes and care related to race and ethnicity

In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing racial and ethnic disparities ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Feb 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Community-based study IDs prevalence of HTN in children

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension is lower than previously reported in school-based cohorts, according to a large community-based study published online Jan. 28 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics Jan 28, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Implicit race bias increases the differences in the neural representations of black and white faces

Racial stereotypes have been shown to have subtle and unintended consequences on how we treat members of different race groups. According to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psyc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

5 tips to stay safe during the marathon

(Medical Xpress)—On the morning January 13th, 2013, 25,000 people will meet at the George R Brown convention center for the biggest one day sporting event in Houston. Many of you will be running 26.2 ...

Health Dec 20, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures

(Medical Xpress)—For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Oct 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

When they do not all look alike: Using identity to reduce own-race bias

People often remark that people of a different race "all look alike." However, when we have trouble recognizing people from another race, it may actually have little to do with the other person's race. Instead, new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

'Color blind' policies could make diversity harder to achieve

Whether it be growing concerns about bias or recognition of the value of diversity, many organizations and institutions have elected to deemphasize race or remove it entirely from their decision-making processes. Yet new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Pediatricians' pain-medication judgments affected by unconscious racial bias, study says

Pediatricians who show an unconscious preference for European Americans tend to prescribe better pain-management for white patients than they do for African-American patients, new University of Washington research shows.

Health Mar 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Language may be dominant social marker for young children

Children's reasoning about language and race can take unexpected turns, according to University of Chicago researchers, who found that for younger white children in particular, language can loom larger than ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 01, 2011 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Study finds minority consumers will voluntarily pay more for goods and services to assert status

It has been well-documented that minorities are subject to discrimination in product pricing and customer service. What is startling is the result of a new study professors at the USC Marshall School of business in conjunction ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

It's all in the mind - how an athlete wins head-to-head competition

We've all seen the moment an athlete pushes themselves at the last second to try and win a head-to-head race, and now a sports scientist has discovered how they do that.

Medical research Oct 07, 2011 | 4 / 5 (4) | 4 |

'Other-race effect': Clues to why 'they' all look alike

Northwestern University researchers have provided new biological evidence suggesting that the brain works differently when memorizing the face of a person from one's own race than when memorizing a face from another race.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 30, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 12 |

Infants taught to maintain ability to distinguish between other-race groups

Exposing infants to facial pictures of different races can reduce difficulty in recognising and discriminating between other-race groups later in life, according to a University of Queensland study published today.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 19, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |