Latest Human skin color Stories
While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new American Sociological Review (ASR) study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color.In fact, the research showed that relatively darker-skinned Latinos earned less than their lighter-skinned counterparts.The results suggest that the rapid influx of Latino immigrants will shift the boundaries of race in the United States, but will not end skin-color-based...
While some Latino immigrants to the United States may be accepted as "white" by the wider society, a new study finds that many of them face discrimination based on skin color.In fact, the research showed that relatively darker-skinned Latinos earned less than their lighter-skinned counterparts.The results suggest that the rapid influx of Latino immigrants will shift the boundaries of race in the United States, but will not end skin-color-based discrimination."It is likely we will see change...
According to a report in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology, focusing on the negative effects that indoor tanning can have on appearance can reduce indoor tanning behavior, even among young women who report they tan to relax or alleviate seasonal mood disorders. "They're not worried about skin cancer, but they are worried about getting wrinkled and being unattractive," June Robinson, a professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and senior...
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- You know that sunbathing and indoor tanning are dangerous habits that can lead to harmful consequences. Indoor tanning is a proven human carcinogen and you've seen the leather-like results that too much tanning can have on our skin. In a culture that places importance on looking your best, the emphasis on tanning can be a dangerous message. This May, it's time to make some changes in recognition of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. If you are a...
USF Health study followed 2,500 students in Hillsborough County, FLA sun protection intervention program that encouraged fourth-graders to wear hats outdoors as a skin cancer prevention measure significantly increased hat use at school, a study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine found. The program, however, had no effect on self-reported hat use at home or on measures of skin pigmentation.The study was published online March 23, 2010, in the Journal of the...
MIAMI, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitchell Group, a global manufacturer and distributor of clinically proven and locally inspired cosmetic and beauty products, puts their customer's safety above anything else. As a result of diligently protecting the marketplace against counterfeit products, avoiding harmful chemicals and hormones, providing consumer with proper education, fully compliant product labels, packaging and ingredient disclosures, Mitchell Group has become one of the most trusted...
PROVO, Utah, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced the start of an international tour to roll out its ageLOC anti-aging product portfolio, including a new ageLOC edition of its top-selling Galvanic Spa System II. The ageLOC product tour will include stops in more than 20 cities throughout the Americas, Europe and the South Pacific. Nu Skin has also begun rolling out the ageLOC products in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and...
Does it matter if nature solves the same problem multiple ways? A NSF-supported study of lizard populations in White Sands, New Mexico has helped researcher Erica Rosenblum of the University of Idaho begin to answer that question. Published December 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the article describes genetic differences between lizards found in habitats that contain white or dark soils. These stark differences in color are an ideal environment to study natural...
People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color. Research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native American to European ancestry, while Puerto Ricans are more likely to settle down with someone carrying a similar mix of African and European genes.Neil Risch, from the University of California, San Francisco, worked with a team...
Researchers find that nutrition is crucial to the most desirable complexionResearchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving the most desirable complexion. The work will be published in the December issue of Springer's International Journal of Primatology.Using specialist computer software, a total of 54 Caucasian...
