Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor mental health can lead to physical ailments
When she was 14 years old, Diana Chao began having migraines. She often felt dizzy as she walked. Sunlight seemed to pierce her skull.
Jan 25, 2019
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News tagged with asian americans
Genetics
Genetic study provides novel insights into the evolution of skin color
Skin colour is one of the most visible and variable traits among humans and scientists have always been curious about how this variation evolved. Now, a study of diverse Latin American populations led by UCL geneticists has ...
Jan 21, 2019
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Health
U.S. life expectancy drops for 2nd year in a row
Researchers report that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021, continuing a troubling trend that began in the first year of the pandemic.
Apr 8, 2022
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Diabetes
CDC study breaks down diabetes risk for hispanic, asian subgroups
(HealthDay)—There are significant differences in rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes between subgroups of Hispanic and Asian Americans, a federal government study finds.
Dec 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How emotions may result in hiring, workplace bias
Job applicants who want to appear calm and collected might be at a disadvantage. According to a new Stanford study, American employers are more likely to favor excited over relaxed candidates.
Jul 6, 2018
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Medical economics
New poll: 114 million Americans think the US health care system is failing them
Nearly half the country (44%), or about 114 million Americans, give poor (30%) or failing (14%) grades to the U.S. health care system, percentages that climb higher and grow even more negative when it comes to affordability ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research on teen social media use has a racial bias: Studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teens and college students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Immunology
Coronavirus takes aim at fat cells, study shows
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus appears to target both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, which may explain why overweight and obese people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, researchers report.
Dec 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010
One in five adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in 2010, with people ages 18 to 25 having the highest rates, according to a national survey.
Jan 20, 2012
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Diabetes
Asians need type 2 diabetes screening at lower body weight: experts
(HealthDay)—Obesity is a big contributor to type 2 diabetes, but Asian-Americans may need to pile on fewer excess pounds to develop the disease than other groups do, according to new guidelines from the American Diabetes ...
Dec 23, 2014
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