British researchers found that a common heart disease drug lowers more than blood pressure - it lowers racist attitudes as well.Researchers at Oxford University say that volunteers who took small doses of the beta blocker propranolol scored lower on tests used to detect "subconscious" racism than volunteers who took a dummy pill, London's The Telegraph reported.
Propranolol is used to reduce blood pressure, and can also manage panic and anxiety disorders.
In the study, a group of 18 white students were given 20 mg doses of the drug before taking a test to gauge prejudice attitudes, while another group was given a placebo. Source
