Posts Tagged ‘violence’
Psychopaths not wired for empathy
U. CHICAGO (US) — Psychopaths show less activity in areas of the brain linked to empathy when they view images of people in distress, a study shows. Continue…
Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:06 - 4 Comments
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 11:05 - 0 Comments
Parent violence leads to teen dating abuse
IOWA STATE (US) — Psychological violence from a parent has a greater impact on the child’s teenage relationships than witnessing violence between two adults in the home, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 27, 2013 11:56 - 4 Comments
Violent games strongly linked to youth crime
IOWA STATE (US) — A new study suggests there’s a strong connection between violent video games and aggressive behavior in kids. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 18, 2013 14:59 - 3 Comments
Violence-asthma link for Puerto Rican kids
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Puerto Rican children who have asthma are more likely to have been exposed to violence and to have changes in a gene that is associated with stress, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2013 10:31 - 0 Comments
Disability raises odds of being victimized
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — People with disabilities are at greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mentally afterward, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 30, 2013 14:20 - 0 Comments
Rural life can add stress to pregnancy
U. MISSOURI (US) — Isolation, gossip, and lack of resources can cause high levels of stress for low-income pregnant women in rural communities, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 30, 2013 10:41 - 1 Comment
Robot sparrow starts a flap with rivals
DUKE (US) — Male swamp sparrows get in deadly fights, but a new study shows they often wave their wings wildly first to try to avoid a dangerous brawl. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2013 16:08 - 11 Comments
Survey: Most Americans support stiffer gun laws
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Most Americans, including a majority of gun owners and National Rifle Association members, support at least some proposed policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence, a new survey finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2013 12:51 - 3 Comments
Report: Prohibition fails in Mexico’s drug war
RICE (US) — Aggressive efforts to control violent drug cartels have clearly failed in Mexico’s war on drugs, according to an analysis by a public policy expert. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2013 15:44 - 1 Comment
Violent games stir up stereotypes of Arabs
U. MICHIGAN / IOWA STATE (US) — Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 11, 2013 13:55 - 1 Comment
DNA profiling catches repeat criminals
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Violent criminals whose DNA is stored in a database are 23.4 percent more likely to be convicted of another crime within three years than their unprofiled counterparts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2013 10:59 - 0 Comments
Mental illness linked to domestic violence
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — People diagnosed with mental illness are more likely than others to be victims of domestic violence, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 17:15 - 1 Comment
Human brain sizes up harmful acts instantly
U. CHICAGO (US) — People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 17, 2012 11:35 - 0 Comments
Most active terrorists linked to al-Qaida
U. MARYLAND (US) — Only one of the 5,000 terrorist attacks in 2011 is attributed to al-Qaida Central, but more than half of the top 20 most active perpetrator groups in 2011 are linked to al-Qaida, new data shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 2, 2012 15:31 - 1 Comment
Hospital records indicate rise in child abuse
YALE (US) — Serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased by about five percent in the last 12 years, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2012 11:15 - 1 Comment
Low verbal skills linked to kindergarten hitting
PENN STATE (US) — Not all aggressive kindergarteners are acting out for the same reason, say researchers, who find that some have low verbal abilities while others are easily psychologically aroused. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 12, 2012 13:05 - 0 Comments
Pakistani poor less likely to support militants
PRINCETON (US) — A new survey of Pakistanis finds stronger support for militant groups among the middle class than the poor—findings that contradict conventional wisdom. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 11, 2012 13:58 - 4 Comments
Gun sellers: Criminals buy arms too easily
UC DAVIS (US) — A new survey reveals that 54.9 percent of US firearms dealers and pawnbrokers believe it’s too easy for criminals to get guns in America. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 28, 2012 15:25 - 0 Comments
Report: Media violence raises risk for aggression
IOWA STATE (US) — Research clearly shows that media violence consumption increases the relative risk of aggression, an international commission reports. (more…)
