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Blacks are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s, but why?
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...
Is Plastic Damaging Black Women’s Health?
By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MD Many of the plastics that we use could be damaging to our health. Do you store food in plastic containers or even wrap food in plastic wraps? Science has shown that small amounts of dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the...
Statues of doctor who experimented on slaves in question
Stephen Kenny, University of Liverpool Confederate generals are not the only statues causing public outrage in the US. On Saturday, protesters gathered in New York City’s Central Park to call for the removal of a monument to James Marion Sims – the “father of...
A new clue into treatments for triple negative breast cancer
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her doctor’s first move is usually to recommend a biopsy – that is, to remove a small portion of the lump for analysis. If the lump is cancerous, doctors test for three different clinical...