Glucose metabolism and recidivism of severe violent crimes in alcohol intoxications
It is commonly known that alcoholism and alcohol intoxications are connected with severe violent crimes such as homicides. For instance, in Finland even 80 per cent of these crimes happen in alcohol intoxications. It has not, however, been clear why only a minority of alcoholics in intoxications b...Schizophrenia does not increase risk of violent crime
In the debate surrounding violent crimes referred to as "acts of madness" or the like, it is often assumed that the violence is a direct result of the perpetrator's mental illness. Previous research suggests that people with schizophrenia, a major psychotic disorder, are at higher risk for violent...CSI: Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Television Shows Inaccurately Portray Violent Crime
VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Lineberry describing the research, are available on the Mayo Clinic News Blog . SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic compared two popular televisio...Detecting Potentially Violent Behavior in the Workplace
CNN - March 11 - At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting spree that spanned two small southern Alabama towns, state officials confirmed. The gunman, who turned the gun on himself and the wife and child of a sheriff's deputy, were among those killed. Orange County ...Mental Illness Doesn't Predict Violent Behavior
Even when combined with substance abuse, psychiatric woes rank low as risk factor, study finds MONDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Mental illness alone is not a predictor of future violent behavior, but mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence does increase the risk, a...Study: Most young violent offenders in two NYC neighborhoods have seen someone killed
COLUMBUS, Ohio More than three-quarters of young violent offenders interviewed in two poverty-stricken New York City neighborhoods had seen someone die in a violent incident, a new study reveals. About half of them (51 percent) had been shot themselves and 78 percent said they had a close frie...Less Exposure to Violent Media Makes Youths Less Aggressive
Study found they were less likely to bully others, get into fights WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Children and young teens with only minimal exposure to violent entertainment in the media are far less likely to engage in aggressive behavior, a new survey suggests. "We're loo...Many Kids Under 15 Watch Violent Movies
In some cases, parents encourage the habit, U.S. survey shows MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A large proportion of American adolescents are getting early and regular exposure to violent movies, a new survey reveals. The poll suggests that almost 13 percent of the nation's estim...CNA/NNOC: RNs Condemn Violent Service Union Attack at Michigan Event
Hundreds of SEIU Staff Bused in to Smash Into Meeting to Attack RNs and Break Up Conference on Union Democracy DEARBORN, Mich., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee tonight condemned a brutal assault by busloads of purp...Legal Aid Provides Access to Justice for Victims of Violent Crime
National Crime Victims' Rights Week is April 13-19 AUSTIN, Texas, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day throughout Texas, victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes are struggling to regain control of their lives. In addition to dealing with the emotional trauma of the exper...Mayo Clinic Physicians Report Findings from Research on Sleep Disorders
...scular disease, mood disorders, and accidents, all of which are associated with sleep apnea." Rare Sleep Disorder Marked by Excessive and Sometimes violent Movements People with RBD might yell or move excessively during sleep. According to Mayo pulmonologist John Park, M.D., these episodes occur when th...Straw bale house survives violent shaking at earthquake lab
RENO, Nev. It huffed and puffed, but the 82-ton-force, earthquake-simulation shake table could not knock down the straw house designed and built by University of Nevada, Reno alumna and civil engineer Darcey Donovan. The full-scale, 14-by-14-foot straw house, complete with gravel foundation a...Genetic marker linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental disabilities
...transmitter and hormone norepinephrine, which is linked to the fight-or-flight response. Previous studies found that variations in MAOA were linked to violent behavior. "We found that a common variant of the MAOA gene was strongly associated with problem behaviors in adults with developmental and / or int...Life on Earth came from other planets
...ublished studies have proven that microbes can easily survive an interplanetary journey. Many species of microbe have evolved the ability to survive a violent impact and ejection into space; the frigid temperatures and vacuum of an interstellar environment; the UV rays, cosmic rays, gamma rays, and ionizing ...Ethiopian government celebrates rinderpest eradication
...is a step towards meat exports. Ultimately, we hope the eradication will result in a larger and healthier cattle population and we'll see fewer of the violent cattle rustling raids that plague the region." ...Our 'caveman logic' embraces ESP over evolution
...nate predisposition toward irrationality. Davis points out that, "biology is not destiny." Just as some of us succeed in watching our diets, resisting violent impulses, and engaging in unselfish behavior, we can learn to use critical thinking and the insights of science to guide individual effort and social ...'The Vision Revolution': Eyes are the source of human 'superpowers'
...sking readers to imagine themselves as somber squirrels, to explaining why a uniocular, unibrowed cyclops of legend would likely best today's teens at violent video games, The Vision Revolution explains with ease research that in the last two years has landed Changizi in the pages of Time, Newsweek, The New ...Hidden genitalia in female water striders makes males 'sing'
...ia are hidden from males, protecting them against the males' forceful attempts to mate. In an apparent response to the female adaptation, after the violent mounting onto the female's back (typical in water striders), males of this species produce courtship signals by tapping the water surface with their m...Toxicology program features wide range of human health and environment topical sessions
...: Can very early exposure to some allergens actually help children remain asthma-free? How do genes and the environment interact to promote or prevent violent behavior in teens? Are lack of exercise and poor diet the only reasons why many children are overweight? Do infections impact developmental progress, ...Intervention method reduces binge drinking
... This pattern of binge drinking makes alcohol consumption riskier and causes problems such as lower grade point averages, vandalism and an increase in violent behavior, including rape. An important part of the intervention involved a discussion of campus norms around alcohol. According to Walters, "Colle...The Evolution of Human Aggression: Feb. 25-27 conference
...a conference organizer. "Some of us have committed violent acts against others out of anger. Why we feel this...tural selection has shaped human nature to be both violent and peaceful, and ask how evolutionary arguments c...elp us to understand the factors that lead to both violent and peaceful outcomes. This can help show which po...Comedy 'Horror In The Wind' Banned In New Mexico
...; Alamogordo, famous for being the town that burned the Harry Potter books, is referenced in the movie. Allen Theaters screens mostly extremely violent films. "They are offended by political comedy but have no problem screening wall to wall graphic violence," said writer director Max Mitche...Newsweek International Editions: Highlights And Exclusives, May 19, 2008
... Many citizens in this superstitious country seem to believe that the storm represented nothing less than divine retribution -- cosmic payback for the violent sacrilege committed by the junta last September, when the military put a quick and bloody end to the "Saffron Revolution." Now many Burmese see the mo...Explosives at the microscopic scale produce shocking results
...as a fuel in drag racing autos, but also can be made to detonate, a special kind of burning in which the material undergoes a much faster and far more violent type of chemical transformation. With its single nitrogen dioxide (NO2) group, it is a simple representative version of explosives with more NO2 group...Its All Fun And Games in Madison - Raven Software Celebrates 15 Anniversary
...sy as possible to do that. Gruesome Games Whenever Congress brings up violent video games, Raffel said of course they hear about it. However, the company has tried to help parents keep its violent games from children with a parental lock. He said an independent ratings...UW Journalism School Software Expands Web-Based Research
...to stretch." The school's graduate students have worked on a variety of projects using the software, ranging from assessing people's opinions about violent video games, to sampling the behaviors and attitudes of people visiting Iraq anti-war Web logs, to testing the effects of news stories on social toler...Journey Leads Astronomer to New Galactic Structure
...hat his discovery has "presented major challenges to both observers and theorists, with major implications for the complicated, dynamic, and sometimes violent processes that comprise the cycle of birth and death of stars in the galaxy." ...Life Science: From the arts to the outdoors: Living and Playing in Wisconsin
... Its more like a rush minute, even in the states largest cities. The states violent crime rate is less than half the U.S. average, and the cost of living stand...rcent), the health uninsured rate (9.8 percent versus 15.2 percent) and the violent crime rate (225 per 100,000 residents versus 495) are evidence of a strong ...Video games promoted as effective health-care training
...ch projects conducted since 1984 revealed some intriguing possibilities for future research. Not surprisingly, research on the relationship between violent video games and aggressive behavior was conducted most often. Fifty-five papers focused on the subject. Other topics that interested many researchers ...