White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use than later developing boys, a new Purdue
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Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity
New research warns that the normalisation of ‘plus-size’ body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating
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Minority bias exerts a powerful influence in categorizing multiracial individuals
How you perceive someone who is multiracial matters. Historically, the answer to that question for someone who was black-white multiracial
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New study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis: Fatal drug overdoses in young non-Hispanic white adults accounted for 62 percent of mortality rate growth among midlife non-Hispanic whites in the US between 1999 and 2015, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine sheds new light on the sharp rise in fatal drug
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Not quite a ‘double bind’ for minority women in science: Study measures disadvantage based on race, gender and ethnicity
Many studies have shown that both minority and women scientists face disadvantages in reaching the highest levels of their careers.
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Men willing to punish more than women to get ahead: New research evaluates gender differences in cooperation
Chapman University has published research measuring gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior. Results showed that men punish more than
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