Alzheimer’s disease is more common among African Americans but the genetic contributors to the disorder haven’t been …
African-Americans
Study: Whites More Likely to Abuse Drugs Than Blacks
Black youth are arrested for drug crimes at a rate ten times higher than that of whites. But new research shows that young African Americans are actually less likely to use drugs and less likely to develop substance use …
Why Black Children May Be More Likely to Develop Food Allergies
New research suggests that race and ancestry may play an important role in food allergies.
Perspective: What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Know About Crack
It’s always possible to crack a good cocaine joke — I’m as guilty as the next person — and there were more than a few of them in a recent syndicated column from the Washington Post about the Supreme Court’s somewhat bumbling …