Racial discrimination in childhood may speed aging

Experiencing racial discrimination early in life puts African-American youth at greater risk of accelerated aging, which could signal health issues to come.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~4 min

How a ‘Superwoman’ persona affects black women’s health

Black women's efforts to be strong, self-sacrificing, and emotionless, which researchers call a Superwoman persona, has both protective and negative health effects.

Kristen Parker-Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~4 min


Stories offer protesters’ views of Ferguson, Baltimore police

One protester "told me that the only way he'd stop protesting is if he himself was dead."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~1 min

How to fight LGBT health disparities

LGBT health disparities persist, but research indicates small- and large-scale ways to ease them.

Boston University • futurity
June 27, 2019 ~1 min

How the Stonewall riots changed health care

"Without Stonewall we would have no AIDS activism, and without AIDS activism we would have no marriage equality..."

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
June 24, 2019 ~1 min

Bias against bisexuality may spark depression

Bisexual individuals experience identity denial, which makes them feel less accepted and open to greater depressive symptoms, according to the study.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
June 19, 2019 ~3 min

Maps of asthma emergencies show legacy of redlining

Color-coded maps were once justification for denying home loans in certain, redlined neighborhoods. Those areas now face higher rates of asthma, research finds.

Kara Manke-UC Berkeley • futurity
June 3, 2019 ~6 min

Same-sex couples 73% more likely to get mortgage denial

Same-sex mortgage applicants were 73 percent more likely to get a denial than heterosexual couples, researchers report.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
April 18, 2019 ~4 min


Political divide takes a toll on immigrants’ health

"When you’re scared, when you feel the world is so anti-you, you might not go to see a doctor, you might not engage in preventive behaviors..."

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
April 17, 2019 ~6 min

Do discrimination and PTSD cause pre-term birth?

In 2016, the preterm birth rate among African-American women was 14 percent. A new paper says discrimination and PTSD could be responsible.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
March 24, 2019 ~6 min

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