Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men
It is not high levels of cholesterol but low levels that are making news. Recent reports are indicating that Low levels of Cholesterol maybe linked to depression and violent behavior. A new study shows that men with relatively low cholesterol levels were up to seven times more likely to report symptoms of severe depression. Edward Suarez, PhD from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C....Teenagers may become violent after watching aggressive acts
Witnessing crime or violence may have a bad effect on the very impressionable// teens. These adolescents may feel that it’s ok to be violent and later they become violent too. In a five-year study done by the researchers of Harvard Medical School involving over 1500 children and teenagers have found these starling results. The researchers for the study had studied the tens,...Parents Should Beware of Violent Video Games
Children who playing video games and use violent moves such as karate kicks can make them aggressive, says a US study. The study by Kevin Kieffer and Jessica Nicoll of Saint Leo University, Florida, shows there's a strong link between 'shoot 'em up' video games // and how children and adolescents behave - at least in the short term, reports the online edition of science journal Nature...Watching Violent, Churning Movie Scenes Affect Problem-Solving Ability
Watching graphically violent or emotional scenes in a movie may induce enough stress to interfere with your problem solving ability, says a study. David Beversdorf, a neurologist at the State University Medical Center, studied six men and six women and asked them...Alcohol Intoxication Triggers Violent Behaviour
A new study at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden reveals shocking results that all the people who had consumed alcohol behaved violently. This study had infact supported the already confirmed notion that alcohol incites violent// behaviour. The study included 133 violent offenders out of which 78 people (56%) were intoxicated with alcohol within 24 hours prior to the violent act. Usuall...