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Racism May Accelerate Aging in African American Men

By Guest PostJanuary 14, 2014Healthafrican american men, african americans, aging, anti black attitudes, biological age, biological level, biomarker, cellular level, chromosome, chronological age, david h chae, disease risk, gene h brody, indicator, leukocyte telomere length, physiological stress, racial discrimination, racism, sequences of dna, systemic aging, tear, telomere, university of maryland, wear

UMD-led study is first to link racism-related factors and cellular age

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new University of Maryland-led study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. Researchers found signs of accelerated aging in African American men who reported high levels of racial discrimination and who had internalized anti-Black attitudes. Findings from the study, which is the first to link racism-related factors and biological aging, are published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Racial disparities in health are well-documented, with African Americans having shorter life expectancy, and a greater likelihood of suffering from aging-related illnesses at younger ages compared to whites. Accelerated aging at the biological level may be one mechanism linking racism and disease risk. (more…)

New intervention reduces risky sex among bisexual African-American men

By Guest PostAugust 25, 2013Health, Sexafrican american legacy, african american men, african americans, biphobia, bisexual men, disenfranchisement, ethnic, ethnicity, financial hardship, historical discrimination, hiv infection, hiv prevention program, hiv stigma, homophobia, john k williams, journal aids, maales, men, nina harawa, race, racial group, sexual decision making, ucla

A culturally tailored HIV prevention program developed and tested by investigators at UCLA and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science has been shown to significantly reduce unprotected sex among bisexual black men.

The innovative approach, called Men of African American Legacy Empowering Self, or MAALES, is described in an article in the peer-reviewed journal AIDS. (more…)

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 20111 commentCultureafrican american men, change eating habits, chronic illnesses, derek griffith, doctor, ethnic groups, healthy behaviors, julie ober allen, katie gunter, lifestyle, lose weight, stressfull

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a new University of Michigan study shows.

When they did go, the majority of the 105 men questioned said they disliked the tone physicians used with them. When those men did visit the doctor, they said it was because they were seeking test results or their family encouraged them to go. (more…)

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Racism May Accelerate Aging in African American Men

New intervention reduces risky sex among bisexual African-American men

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience