Impact of paramagnetic rim lesions on disability and race in multiple sclerosis: mediation analysis by Nara M. Michaelson, Sandra H. Rúa, Ulrike W. Kaunzner, Melanie Marcille, Iliana Pliska‐Bloch, Kimberly Markowitz, Thanh D. Nguyen, Susan A. Gauthier

“…Here, we investigated the role of paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs), a subset of chronic active lesions, on race‐related disability in MS. Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study comparing BA and WA MS patients. …”
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Biological aspects of salivary hormones in male half-marathon performance by Radosavljević Branimir B., Žarković Miloš P., Ignjatović Svetlana D., Dajak Marijana M., Milinković Neda Lj.

“…The aim of this work was to determine whether salivary testosterone and salivary cortisol levels, measured two weeks before a half-marathon race, relate to running performance in male recreational athletes. …”
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Differential methylation and expression patterns of microRNAs in relation to breast cancer subtypes among American women of African and European ancestry. by Zhihong Gong, Jianhong Chen, Jie Wang, Song Liu, Christine B Ambrosone, Michael J Higgins

“…In summary, our results suggest that DNA methylation changes within miRNA genes are associated with altered miRNA expression, which may contribute to the network of subtype- and race-related tumor biological differences in breast cancer. …”
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A discourse analysis looking at the way counselling psychologists discuss and address issues of race with individuals from black Asian and minority ethnicities by Madre de Deus de Sousa, Filipe Alexandre

“…The research offers valuable implications for service provision and practice thus suggest that the more attuned and open professionals are to openly discuss race related difficulties the greater the outcomes in practice when engaging with BAME individuals.…”
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A pharmacist-led community-based survey study: Determining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on actionable factors associated with worse cancer outcomes and cancer health dispari... by Erika Titus-Lay, Jeffrey Nehira, Jennifer Courtney, Jacquelyn Jee, Marissa Kumar, Jenny Tiet, Vivi Le, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Moon S. Chen, Jr, Ruth Vinall

“…Conversely, participants reported consuming more fruits and vegetables (21.4%) and decreasing alcohol consumption (21.4%). Several race-related differences but no ethnicity-related differences were observed. …”
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The stories about racism and health: the development of a framework for racism narratives in medical literature using a computational grounded theory approach by Caroline A. Figueroa, Erin Manalo-Pedro, Swetha Pola, Sajia Darwish, Pratik Sachdeva, Christian Guerrero, Claudia von Vacano, Maithili Jha, Fernando De Maio, Chris J. Kennedy

“…Granular modalities further specified how race-related health differences were related to racism (e.g., natural, aberrant, or structurally modifiable). …”
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Racial and ethnic sleep health disparities in adolescents and risk for type 2 diabetes: a narrative review by Emma L. M. Clark, Ana Gutierrez-Colina, Elizabeth B. Ruzicka, Natalia Sanchez, Madison Bristol, Lauren D. Gulley, Josiane L. Broussard, Megan M. Kelsey, Stacey L. Simon, Lauren B. Shomaker

“…We use the minority stress model and the stress and coping theory as guiding theoretical frameworks to examine individual and societal level factors that may contribute to sleep health disparities and their downstream effects on T2D risk.Results This review highlights that the unique race-related stressors adolescents from minoritized groups face may play a role in the sleep and T2D connection on a biological, psychological, and social level. …”
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Clinical and Demographic Attributes of Patients with Diabetes Associated with the Utilization of Telemedicine in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area by Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, Kristie C. Waterfield

“…This research examines the clinical and demographic characteristics—age, gender, and race—related to patients with varying stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), comparing the utilization of telemedicine (TM) with traditional healthcare face-to-face (F2F) appointments in an urban medically underserved population area (UMUPA). …”
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Chemical and non-chemical stressors in a postpartum cohort through wristband and self report data: Links between increased chemical burden, economic, and racial stress by Elise Hickman, Jenna Frey, Amanda Wylie, Hadley J. Hartwell, Nicholas J. Herkert, Sarah J. Short, W. Roger Mills-Koonce, Rebecca C. Fry, Heather M. Stapleton, Cathi Propper, Julia E. Rager

“…Social stress was evaluated using eight established self-report questionnaires (e.g., Brief Symptom Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale), quantifying experiences such as race-related stress, economic strain, and relationship conflict. …”
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A scoping review of equity-focused implementation theories, models and frameworks in healthcare and their application in addressing ethnicity-related health inequities by Papillon Gustafson, Yasmin Abdul Aziz, Michelle Lambert, Karen Bartholomew, Nicole Rankin, Adam Fusheini, Rachel Brown, Peter Carswell, Mihi Ratima, Patricia Priest, Sue Crengle

“…This study aimed to identify and analyse TMFs that have an equity focus or have been used to implement interventions in populations who experience ethnicity or ‘race’-related health inequities. Methods A scoping review was conducted to identify the relevant literature published from January 2011 to April 2022 by searching electronic databases (MEDLINE and CINAHL), the Dissemination and Implementation model database, hand-searching key journals and searching the reference lists and citations of studies that met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Social Modeling in Computational Simulations: Racial and Ethnic Representation in Videogames and Virtual Reality Systems by Olson, Danielle Marie

“…Computational simulations are powerful socializing agents that influence individuals’ race-related beliefs, values, and attitudes [76]. This dissertation proposes a novel design framework for racial and ethnic identity representation in these systems, whichmaps four themes of RES practices—(1) cultural endorsement of the mainstream, (2) promotion of mistrust, (3) alertness to discrimination and preparation for bias, and (4) cultural pride and legacy appreciation—onto four simulation components—(1) environments, (2) player characters, (3) non-player characters, and (4) content structures. …”
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Syphilis reactivity among blood donors in Brazil: associated factors and implications for public health monitoring by Natalia A. Braga, Sheila de Oliveira Garcia Mateos, Renata Buccheri, Vivian I. Avelino-Silva, Donald E. Warden, Cesar de Almeida-Neto, Maisa Ribeiro, Luiz Amorim, Paula Loureiro, Nelson Fraiji, Marcio K. Oikawa, Eduard Grebe, Mars Stone, Ester C. Sabino, Brian Custer, for the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-IV-Pediatric (REDS-IV-P)

“…The incidence of syphilis in RD was 90/105 person-years (95% CI 86–95), with younger age, male gender, Black and Mixed race (relative to White) and lower education associated with incident syphilis in RD. …”
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Structural and Psychosocial Challenges Among Underserved Patients Receiving Hemodialysis During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study by Merav Shohet, Nicole H. Nguyen, Lauren D. Stern, Sushrut S. Waikar, Insa M. Schmidt

“…Patients described stigmatization as a central element of their life experience and the pandemic as a difficult challenge (but not a complete rupture) that added to their struggles with illness-related, race-related, and class-related stigmas. Social networks, particularly family, friends, and religious communities, are key sources of support crucial to coping with illness. …”
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Examining Twitter-Derived Negative Racial Sentiment as Indicators of Cultural Racism: Observational Associations With Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Among a Multiracial Sample... by Thu T Nguyen, Junaid S Merchant, Shaniece Criss, Katrina Makres, Krishik N Gowda, Heran Mane, Xiaohe Yue, Yulin Hswen, M Maria Glymour, Quynh C Nguyen, Amani M Allen

“…Analyses were on English-language tweets from the United States that used one or more race-related keywords. We assessed the sentiment of each tweet using support vector machine, a supervised machine learning model. …”
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE SYPHILIS AMONG BRAZILIAN BLOOD DONORS by NA Braga, S Mateos, V Avelino-Silva, D Warden, M Ribeiro, L Amorim, P Loureiro, N Fraiji, EC Sabino, B Custer

“…The incidence of syphilis in RD was 90/105 person-years, with age (25-34 and ≥ 55 relative to ≤ 24 years), male gender, Black and Mixed race (relative to White), lower education, and replacement donation significantly associated with incident syphilis in RD. …”
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