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What Part Do Extracurricular Activities Play In School Violence?
April 24, 2009 — In urban school districts, students in extracurricular activities are as likely to be bullies as they are to be ... > full story -
Dogs Are Aggressive If They Are Trained Badly
April 24, 2009 — Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behavior compared to all the owner-dependent factors. ... > full story -
How Cigarettes Calm You Down
April 23, 2009 — The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers suggest that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that ... > full story -
Inherited Impulsivity Predicts Alcoholism, Study Reports
April 22, 2009 — Solving the age-old chicken and the egg dilemma, researchers report that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism. Selective breeding of mice allowed researchers to ... > full story -
Witnessing Violence Affects Kids' Health
April 21, 2009 — School-aged children who witness violence in urban communities show symptoms of post-traumatic stress. They also suffer physiological effects with a disruption to their normal cortisol production ... > full story -
Increased Symptoms Lead Mentally Disordered To Become Victims Of Violence
April 14, 2009 — Contrary to common stereotypes, individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to become victims of violent crimes when they are experiencing an increase in symptoms than they are to commit ... > full story -
Intervention Reduces Children's Viewing Of Violent TV
April 7, 2009 — Researchers have successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children ... > full story -
Two Thirds Of Medical Professionals Are Subject To Insults And Threats, Spanish Study Finds
March 31, 2009 — Researchers in Spain have studied violence suffered by medical professionals whilst carrying out their profession. The data show that 11% of doctors have been victims of physical aggression and 5% ... > full story -
Physical Abuse Raises Women's Health Costs Over 40 Percent
March 23, 2009 — Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. And the costs ... > full story -
Media Can Subtly Induce Society To Justify Violence Against Women, Study Shows
March 19, 2009 — New research shows that the news media often tend to look for the assumed "reasons or causes" which provoked the crime. According to the authors, the way certain media use crimes "is extremely ... > full story
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