About this Research Topic
Advances in medical research will serve the global population if the knowledge produced is relevant to a diverse society, and considers the impact of sex/gender, ethnicity and other diversity-related factors on health outcomes. The inclusion of diverse groups in clinical research, the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from diverse donors, or the investigations of the relationships between culture and healthcare are examples of how the research community is beginning to place human diversity at the heart of neuroscience research.
The objective of this article collection is to facilitate discussions on how to promote principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in research design and analysis to produce findings that are applicable to diverse societies globally. We welcome articles on themes related (but not limited) to the design of inclusive research studies, how to consider cultural perspectives in health, and the challenges, and possible solutions, to promoting research pertinent to diverse members of society.
We invite researchers to contribute perspectives, research methods, review and original articles that address the following (but non-exhaustive) topics:
• The inclusion of diversity-related factors, such as sex/gender, ethnicity, language and culture, and socioeconomic background in clinical and basic research (e.g. iPSC-based technology, epigenetic research, search for biomarkers, epidemiological studies etc.).
• Intersectional research approaches that consider how ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, class, age, and other social categories are interconnected to contribute to individuals’ health.
• Genetic heritage and its impact on drug response.
• Cultural definitions of health and therapy in various groups, and how it affects individuals’ perceptions and trust towards culturally foreign treatments and therapies.
• Concepts of health equity and culturally appropriate medicines, including promoting a dual approach to health via both conventional and traditional indigenous medicines.
• Addressing barriers to resource availability (e.g., time, money, social capital) that hinder neuroscientific progress in health research
The objective of this article collection is to facilitate discussions on how to promote principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in research design and analysis to produce findings that are applicable to diverse societies globally. We welcome articles on themes related (but not limited) to the design of inclusive research studies, how to consider cultural perspectives in health, and the challenges, and possible solutions, to promoting research pertinent to diverse members of society.
We invite researchers to contribute perspectives, research methods, review and original articles that address the following (but non-exhaustive) topics:
• The inclusion of diversity-related factors, such as sex/gender, ethnicity, language and culture, and socioeconomic background in clinical and basic research (e.g. iPSC-based technology, epigenetic research, search for biomarkers, epidemiological studies etc.).
• Intersectional research approaches that consider how ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, class, age, and other social categories are interconnected to contribute to individuals’ health.
• Genetic heritage and its impact on drug response.
• Cultural definitions of health and therapy in various groups, and how it affects individuals’ perceptions and trust towards culturally foreign treatments and therapies.
• Concepts of health equity and culturally appropriate medicines, including promoting a dual approach to health via both conventional and traditional indigenous medicines.
• Addressing barriers to resource availability (e.g., time, money, social capital) that hinder neuroscientific progress in health research
Keywords: health equity, neuroscience, diversity, inclusion
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