by NIAAH Editors | Nov 27, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Research
Renã A.S. Robinson, Vanderbilt University Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases. And it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, in which...
by NIAAH Editors | Dec 3, 2021 | NIAAH Scholars, Research
Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Alexandra Kuvaeva, University of Maryland; Audrey J. Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dawn Culpepper, University of Maryland, and KerryAnn O’Meara, University of Maryland College faculty members are...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 6, 2021 | Research
Sierra Carter, Georgia State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea I’m part of a research team that has been following more than 800 Black American families for almost 25 years. We found that people who had...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 6, 2021 | Our Health, Research
Janelle R. Goodwill, University of Chicago Frederick Douglass is regarded as one of the most prominent abolitionists the world has ever seen. Alongside his extraordinary contributions as an influential speaker, writer and human rights advocate, Douglass – who was born...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 10, 2021 | Research
Moshen Naghavi, University of Washington; Eve Wool, University of Washington, and Fablina Sharara, University of Washington The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has...
by NIAAH Editors | Oct 1, 2021 | NIAAH Scholars, Research
Kat Kennedy, University of Arizona and Sara Nowakowski, Baylor College of Medicine The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night tend to suffer heavier and irregular periods....
