A new study of Black residents of four distinct U.S. cities reveals variations in genetic ancestry and social status that underscore the inadequacy of using skin color as a proxy for race in research. Dede Teteh of City of ...
Aug 19, 2020
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An analysis of cervical cancers in Ugandan women has uncovered significant genomic differences between tumors caused by different strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), signifying HPV type may impact cervical cancer characteristics ...
Aug 10, 2020
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The world is seeing a rise in diseases caused by viruses that have jumped from animal hosts to the human population, with COVID-19 just one example, a group of experts said in a report released on Monday.
Jul 7, 2020
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African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate two to four times higher than white Americans. Per capita cases are higher on the Navajo reservation than in every U.S. state. What are the causes of this disparate impact ...
Jun 2, 2020
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LSU Health New Orleans pathologists performed the first series of autopsies on African Americans who died from COVID-19 in New Orleans, and their findings provide new and critical information to guide patient management. ...
May 27, 2020
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The same genes that greatly increase the risk of breast cancer in U.S. white women, including women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, also greatly increase breast cancer risk among African American women. These genes include the ...
May 19, 2020
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Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) devices are known to improve outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), yet African American and Hispanic patients face barriers to ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Young people who have migrated to Australia from Africa are up to 10 times more likely to develop a psychotic disorder than their Australian-born counterparts, Orygen research has found.
Feb 5, 2020
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Viruses are quick studies. They're prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result they are able to jump the species divide from animals to humans—as the new coronavirus in China is showing.
Jan 27, 2020
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In a world of changing climate, would nature's insect "vampire," the tsetse fly, perish or change its hunting ground?
Jan 16, 2020
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