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Fathers often place more emphasis on their role as head of household than their health. Marmion/Shutterstock.com Derek M. Griffith, Vanderbilt University and Elizabeth C. Stewart, Vanderbilt University If you had to choose, which would you rather have: a healthy...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Research
A new study says African Americans with dementia carry a higher risk for COVID-19 than whites with dementia. kate_sept2004/Getty Images Michael S. Jaffee, University of Florida and Steven DeKosky, University of Florida New research is shedding light on how dementia...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Research
Lack of trust in college leaders was particularly high. tommaso79/iStock via Getty Images Plus Kevin Fosnacht, Indiana University and Shannon M. Calderone, Washington State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea...
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members at a get-out-the-vote event in 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images Tamara L. Brown, University of North Texas In her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention Kamala Harris saluted seven women who “inspired us to pick up the...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Research
The “engineer” of civil rights legal victories law2.umkc.edu Brian J Purnell, Bowdoin College The civil rights movement produced many different types of leaders. Thurgood Marshall, argued successfully before the Supreme Court that racial segregation laws violated the...
by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Research
Black youth may be less likely to share their thoughts of loneliness or depression than other youth, which could be a reason for higher rates of death by suicide among black youth. Motortion Films/Shutterstock.com Rheeda Walker, University of Houston Teen suicide...
