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Collective Violence and Poverty on the Mexican-US Border Affects Child Mental Health
October 19, 2012 — Collective violence attributed to organized crime and poverty are adversely affecting the mental health of children living near the Texas-Mexico border, according to new ... > full story -
Criminal Punishment and Politics: Elected Judges Take Tougher Stance Prior to Elections
October 18, 2012 — The last few months leading up to an election can be a critical, political game changer. One right or one wrong move can quickly change a candidate's standing at the polls. New research suggests that ... > full story -
Religious Affiliation and Residence in Muslim-Majority Nations Influence Sexual Behavior, Study Finds
October 17, 2012 — Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex, and Muslims are the least likely among people of these religious groups to have extramarital sex, according to a ... > full story -
Evidence Does Not Support Three-Strikes Law as Crime Deterrent, California Study Finds
October 15, 2012 — Contrary to what police, politicians and the public believe, research by a University of California, Riverside criminologist has found that the state's three-strikes law has done nothing to reduce ... > full story -
Research Team Develops Single-Crystal Pump for Miniaturized DNA Forensics
October 15, 2012 — A research team has developed a new type of micro pump that can be used in forensic DNA profiling. The pump represents a giant leap in ... > full story -
Tying Our Fate to Molecular Markings
October 12, 2012 — A physicist has helped discover that understanding how a chemical mark on our DNA affects gene expression could be as useful to scientists as fingerprints are to police at a crime scene. In a new ... > full story -
Nurture Trumps Nature in Study of Oral Bacteria in Human Twins, Study Finds
October 11, 2012 — A new long-term study of human twins indicates the makeup of the population of bacteria bathing in their saliva is driven more by environmental factors than ... > full story -
Terrorism Risk Greatest for Subway/rail Commuters
October 11, 2012 — Despite homeland security improvements since 9/11, subway and rail commuters face higher risks of terror than frequent flyers or those engaged in virtually any other activity. While successful ... > full story -
Cold Cases Heat Up Through New Approach to Identifying Remains
October 10, 2012 — In an effort to identify the thousands of John/Jane Doe cold cases in the United States, scientists have found a multidisciplinary approach to identifying the remains of missing persons. Using "bomb ... > full story -
From Lectures to Explosives Detection: Laser Pointer Identifies Dangerous Chemicals in Real-Time
October 10, 2012 — By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer that can detect extremely ... > full story
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