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A new analysis finds 80% of more than 4,000 beauty products marketed toward Black women contain at least one moderately hazardous ingredient – and most contain multiple. The analysis follows a 2016 study with similar findings, and the authors suspect the chemical load in products like hair straighteners and skin lightening creams probably contributes to […]
A new study shows that Americans’ risk of developing dementia after turning 55 is more than double what earlier research had found. The New York University study estimates that the number of dementia cases will double by 2060, reaching 1 million new diagnoses each year. John Yang speaks with Dr. Joseph Coresh, one of the […]
U.S. Black Travel Market Hits 145 Billion USD: New Study Reveals Key Trends for 2025 – Travel And Tour World […]
A new report from MMGY Travel Intelligence sheds light on the evolving travel motivations, planning and spending of U.S. Black travelers. The study, conducted in partnership with the Black Travel Alliance (BTA) and the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP), highlights safety, inclusivity and cultural experiences as top priorities for this influential travel segment. […]
A February 2025 report from The Brookings Institution shows benefits to uplifting Black business owners – just as inclusion efforts are getting rolled back throughout the U.S. (Credit: RDNE Stock Project, Pexels) Black-owned businesses remain on the rise in America – and that’s good for everyone. A new report from The Brookings Institution in Washington, […]
U.S. states that recently adopted new abortion bans have had more babies die after the bans took effect, new research suggests. The new analysis looked at the rate of death among children under age 1 before and after these abortion bans took effect. After the bans kicked in, an estimated 5.6% more infants died than […]
Background”> Background The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee was a study conducted between 1932 and 1972. The study was supposed to observe the natural history of untreated syphilis. As part of the study, researchers did not collect informed consent from participants. They also did not offer treatment, even after it […]
TOPLINE: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is not associated with the development of esophageal cancer in privately insured US adults younger than 65 years. METHODOLOGY: Because chronic inflammation is associated with several cancers, but some studies suggest that allergic inflammation, like that of EoE, might offer a protective benefit, researchers examined whether EoE is linked with esophageal […]
This week, the American Institute for Boys and Men released the findings of a landmark study, “HBCUs at a Crossroads: Addressing the Decline in Black Male Enrollment,” by DJ Windsor, Richard Reeves. The researchers used data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to conduct the study on the enrollment of Black men at […]
Erin Foster, an associate professor of occupational therapy, and Scott Norris, MD, an associate professor of neurology, have established a site at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study, an international study aimed at understanding the gene changes that may lead […]