Researchers from New York University looked at the biological effects of discrimination and found it may cause accelerated aging, building on prior research that found discrimination may contribute to ...

Discrimination has the greatest effect on aspects like rage and hostility—reactions that target other people. The work on the current state of research includes 73 experimental studies with more than ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new Pew Research Center report on discrimination in 2025 reveals both broad consensus and deep divides over who is most affected. According to the nationally representative survey ...

Experiencing discrimination may change how the brain and the gut communicate with each other, a new study has found. The disruption, the researchers say, could promote behaviors that increase people’s ...

Black Americans experience racial discrimination on a regular basis, and it is a cause of chronic and pervasive stress. It is known to contribute to elevated risk for poor mental health outcomes, but ...

Racial and ethnic discrimination among medical students was significantly associated with less support for personal and professional development from medical schools, with a disproportionate impact on ...

Discrimination was linked to increased systemic lupus erythematosus symptom burden, mediated by symptoms of depression and ...

Racism contributes to childhood obesity, according to a new study that found children as young as 9 were more likely to meet the definition of obesity if they faced racism a year earlier. Though the ...

The persistence of caste-based discrimination within Indian higher education is not a contested proposition. It is a ...