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    High Systolic Blood Pressure of High-Income African American Children

    According to the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) theory, racism may reduce the health returns of family socioeconomic status (SEP) resources such as family income for racial minorities, particularly Afri...

    Shervin Assari, Babak Najand in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2024)

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    COVID-19 Pandemic as an Equalizer of the Health Returns of Educational Attainment for Black and White Americans

    COVID-19 pandemic has immensely impacted the social and personal lives of individuals around the globe. Marginalized-related diminished returns (MDRs) theory suggests that educational attainment shows a weaker...

    Arash Rahmani, Babak Najand in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2024)

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    Race, Educational Attainment, and Sustained High Body Mass Index over 24 Years of Follow-up in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

    Educational attainment has been linked to reduced risk of health problems such as obesity, but research suggests that this effect may be weaker for non-Hispanic Black individuals compared to non-Hispanic White...

    Shervin Assari, Sharon Cobb, Babak Najand in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2024)

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    Intersectional Effects of Race and Educational Attainment on Memory Function of Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease

    High educational attainment may protect individuals, particularly middle-aged and older adults, against a wide range of health risks, including memory decline with age; however, this protection is less clear i...

    Arash Rahmani, Babak Najand, Amanda Sonnega in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2024)

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    Granisetron Adjunct to Fluvoxamine for Moderate to Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Background: Several small studies have shown beneficial effects of ondansetron, a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, in the treatment of obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD). The efficacy...

    Neda Askari, Mahdieh Moin, Mohammad Sanati, Masih Tajdini in CNS Drugs (2012)