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Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime
U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. view more (2009-08-10)
New study examines how sense of smell affects mating and aggression in mice
New research by scientists at UCSF sheds light on how the odor detecting system in mice sends signals that affect their social behavior. view more (2005-12-22)
Should older men be screened for prostate cancer?
Screening for prostate cancer in older men has been problematic. While this form of cancer can be fatal, it often progresses so slowly that men are more likely to die from some other disease. Aggressive treatments such as radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy may eradicate the cancer but have negativ view more (2006-05-02)
Smoking during pregnancy fosters aggression in children
Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during gestation causes low birth weight, this research shows mothers who light up during pregnancy can predispose their offspring to... view more... (2009-01-06)
Virtual racing games linked to risk taking
Psychologists have taken the "media priming" effects of popular video console and PC-based games on the road, finding that virtual racing seems to lead to aggressive driving and a propensity for risk taking. view more (2007-03-19)
A rarity among arachnids, predatory whip spiders have a sociable family life, CU researcher finds
Whip spiders, considered by many to be creepy-crawly, are giving new meaning to the term touchy-feely. view more (2007-03-13)
Children's perceptions of their parents' antisocial behavior may lead them to be antisocial
Children who grow up in antisocial families are more likely to be antisocial themselves. Much of the research into why this is so has focused on parents' behavior. view more (2007-02-07)
Horse whisperers, lion tamers not needed: Scientists find genetic regions that soothe savage beasts
In what could be a breakthrough in animal breeding, a team of scientists from Germany, Russia and Sweden have discovered a set of genetic regions responsible for animal tameness. view more (2009-06-09)
Functional brain imaging in the dog.
Single photon emission tomography is an imaging modality using radiolabelled tracer substances to investigate function and metabolism of various organs in the living patient. We explored this technique in the dog to investigate brain function. Brain perfusion (an indirect indicator for metabolism and related brain function) was measured in normal... view more... (2003-02-04)
AGGRESSIVE LIPID-LOWERING THERAPY IS MORE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ATHEROSCLEROSIS (pp 574, 577)
The risk of atherosclerosis in people with high blood cholesterol could be reduced by aggressive lipid-lowering therapy, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. High LDL-cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis, which in turn is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Tineke Smilde... view more... (2001-02-21)
Playing video games for better, not worse
Some video games can make children kinder and more likely to help-not hurt-other people. view more (2009-06-18)
Personality disorders cause emotional reactions in staff
A study published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry suggests that the way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of disorder. view more (2008-04-10)
Dr. Arun Sreekumar lectures on new candidate biomarker at Annual EAU Congress
The standard Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer cannot tell the difference between aggressive and slow-growing forms. view more (2009-03-10)
Blood vessels might predict prostate cancer behavior
A diagnosis of prostate cancer raises the question for patients and their physicians as to how the tumor will behave. Will it grow quickly and aggressively and require continuous treatment, or slowly, allowing therapy and its risks to be safely delayed? view more (2009-11-04)
Early predictor of breast cancer aggressiveness
Physicians may be able to make early decisions on the best treatment for breast cancer, thanks to research published in Breast Cancer Research today. A gene involved in the adhesion of cells is less active in breast tumors with a poor prognosis than those that are less aggressive, researchers found. Measuring the activity of the ALCAM gene in... view more... (2004-06-24)
Research on consequences: Hyperactive girls face problems as adults
Young girls who are hyperactive are more likely to get hooked on smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, according to a joint study by researchers from the Université de Montréal and the University College London (UCL). view more (2008-03-20)
Detection of glycoprotein could identify ovarian and uterine cancers with poor prognosis (p 865)
Issue 13 September 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 12 September 2003. The detection of a specific protein molecule could help oncologists identify uterine and ovarian cancers with poor prognosis and thereby enable better disease management of women with aggressive uterine or ovarian cancer, suggest authors of a study in this week's issue of... view more... (2003-09-10)
European award to researcher on adolescence
The European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) awards a biennial prize to a young researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of research on adolescence. At a conference in Oxford, September 3-6, 2002, the EARA Young Scholar Award will be conferred upon Henrik Andershed “in appreciation of his excellent... view more... (2002-09-03)
Television Viewing and Aggression: Some Alternative Perspectives
The effect of media violence on behavior is not only an interesting psychological question but is also a relevant public policy and public health issue. view more (2008-10-02)
Possible Drug Target Found for One of the Most Aggressive Breast Cancers
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators have identified a gene that could be an important therapeutic target in the treatment of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. Currently, patients with these cancers have few treatment options. view more (2009-07-09)
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