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Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations

  • Written by Negar Fani, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Emory University
imageCoping with everyday affronts comes at a cost and requires a certain level of emotional suppression. RyanJLane/E+ via Getty Images

The U.S. is in the midst of a racial reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic, which took a particularly heavy toll on Black communities, turned a harsh spotlight on long-standing health disparities that the public could no...

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