(Reuters) - A new killing in Burundi and a wave of killings in Tanzania have terrified albinos who are being targeted apparently for their body parts, which are sold to witchdoctors. -- People with ...
Spotting an albino squirrel on UT's campus may be good luck, but what about an albino raccoon? A rare, all-white dumpster diver was seen in College Station, living up to its nickname by — you guessed ...
Tjitske de Groot received funding from VLIR-UOS. The light physical appearance of people with albinism is caused by an inherited condition which results in a lack of melanin. This means people with ...
What, exactly, is albinism? Albinism is a collective term for many loosely related conditions. Everyone with albinism makes less than the normal amount of the pigment melanin. We make melanin in ...
Growing up, Natalie Devora always questioned how she fit into her African-American family. "Everyone was brown, and then there was me," Devora says. "I'm a white-skinned black woman. That's how I ...
Stares, taunts fill life of black twin, 10, with albinism; brother unaffected. Aug. 25, 2010 — -- Kenyen and Khari Flowers are 10-year-old, African-American twin brothers. Born 25 minutes apart, ...
There are a lot of unexplainable things about Sarah Bellows, a mysterious character and tragic figure in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark who develops dark, magical powers. But there are some parts ...
Girls Empowerment Network (Genet) has empowered 30 girls and young women with albinism from Lilongwe with skills to prevent ...
Ocular albinism (OA) is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the eyes. Ocular albinism is an inherited genetic condition that primarily affects the pigments in the ...
-- People with albinism are at risk of isolation because the condition is often misunderstood. Social stigmatisation can occur, especially within communities where the race or paternity of a person ...
Nov 3 (Reuters) - A wave of killings in Tanzania has terrified albinos who are being targeted apparently for their body parts which are sold to witchdoctors. Here are some facts: * THE EFFECTS:-- ...