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Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness

Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness

by NIAAH Editors | Aug 1, 2021 | Medical Experts & Research, NIAAH Certified Providers

April Thames, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade of aberrant biological responses, including abnormal gene activity. It is...

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