WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Georgia Calls for Investigation of Anti-Muslim Harassment Targeting Muslim Women in Alpharetta The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called upon the Alpharetta Police Department to investigate the harassment and intimidation of you  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory study highlights elevated suicide risks among musicians An Emory University study published in Frontiers in Public Health has identified significant suicide risks among musicians, shedding light on factors that contribute to the increased risk and highlighting the need for targeted mental health interventions within the music industry. Co-authored by Dorian Lamis, PhD, associate professor of Psychiat  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Study Suggests Stable Insurance Coverage Facilitates Early Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Lymphoma is the third leading cause of cancer among children and adolescents/young adults (AYAs) in the United States, accounting for 10% of all pediatric cancers and 23% of adolescents' cancers. Continuous health insurance coverage is crucial for facilitating early cancer detection and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Junior hones research skills, focus at Mercer By Andrea Honaker Undergraduate research opportunities were a high priority for Emily Lundstrum as she weighed her college options, and she found what she was looking for at Mercer University. Since becoming a Bear, she's been busy in the lab, where her research focus has been attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in underserved populations. "The accessibil  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Preventable cardiac deaths during marathons are down, Emory study finds While more people than ever are running marathons in the U.S., the risk of dying from a heart attack during a run has fallen dramatically in recent years. That's a key conclusion from a new study by Jonathan Kim, associate professor in the Emory School of Medicine. Kim's research is a follow-up to a study he published in 2012 - the firs  more