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Too few doctors know how to respond to a terrorist attack
Not enough medical staff are aware of their role in the event of a terrorist attack, according to a letter in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-04-02)

India Terrorism By the Numbers: Statistics from UM's Global Terrorism Database
A long history of terrorism in India precedes the recent coordinated attacks in Mumbai. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD), maintained at the University of Maryland by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) counts more than 4,100 terrorist attacks in... view more (2008-12-03)

Imperial to lead the way in developing vaccines against bio-weapons
Scientists at Imperial College London and Hammersmith Hospital are to help develop new vaccines in case of a terrorist release of biological agents such as anthrax.   view more (2004-11-01)

Media Invitation: Bioterrorism: analysing and coping with the international threat
How should we respond to threats of bioterrorism in an increasingly unstable world? SCI, the association where science meets business, is bringing together representatives from the Metropolitan Police, the media, Porton Down and academia to discuss this critical issue at SCI's international... view more (2003-01-10)

More than one-third of disaster victims may suffer from stress disorder
In the year after a hurricane, tornado, terrorist attack or other natural or man-made disaster, 30 to 40 percent of adults who were directly affected may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.   view more (2006-06-09)

Research to assist in the investigation of criminal and terrorist activity
Police and security services will benefit from new research aimed at improving the investigation of criminal and terrorist activity.   view more (2007-09-13)

Psychological effects of biological and chemical weapons may be worse than physical symptoms
The long term psychological implications of a chemical or biological terrorist attack may be more damaging than any acute physical effects, according to researchers from the UK and USA in this week's BMJ. Professor Simon Wessely and colleagues argue that the main purpose of these weapons is to... view more (2001-10-17)

Prof probes impact of post 9/11 surveillance
Immediately after the 9/11 Al-Qeada terrorist attacks, government officials in both the U.S. and Canada were quick to pass legislation to increase surveillance of their citizens.   view more (2005-09-14)

Does Raising the Terrorism Alert Level Cause Undue Stress?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's color-coded system for warning the public of the risk of a terrorist attack does not appear to cause undue stress among law enforcement officers, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University... view more (2008-04-07)

Believe your eyes but not your memory
Watching a horrific event, like a terrorist attack, leaves a lasting mark on the memory. But with a little wrong information some people can be misled into believing they have witnessed a major incident when it was actually impossible for them to have done so.   view more (2004-04-16)

Three-pronged nuclear attack
A trio of security vulnerabilities surrounding the use of nuclear power are highlighted today in research papers online with Inderscience Publishers.   view more (2007-07-26)

European Microbiologists to discuss Bioterrorism at the 1 st FEMS Congress in Slovenia
Whatever the outcome of the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or elsewhere the use of biological agents as weapons of terrorist war will be an ever-present threat in the future. "Dealing with the threat from bioterrorism" is the title of one of the discussions to be held at... view more (2003-05-21)

Heart attacks are not all bad
New research shows that heart attack survivors and their partners actually feel they benefited from the attack.   view more (2004-08-23)

New Research Set to Reveal Similarities Between Terrorists and Tourists
New research from Warwick Business School is set to reveal some striking similarities between the actions of groups of people who travel on flagship airlines, seemingly at random, between the major cities of the world. An ongoing research project into airlines and international tourism shows in... view more (2004-08-26)

Nuclear weapons in terrorist hands?
Are nuclear weapons of the simpler variety in the hands of a terrorist group- a realistic threat? That question has been studied in a report from FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency), and the conclusion is that the possibility of nuclear charges being used for terror ends cannot be written off.... view more (2004-01-16)

What causes patients to delay seeking medical help?
What causes patients with symptoms of a heart attack to delay seeking medical help?   view more (2002-04-24)

Extreme stress reactions to terrorist attacks associated with subsequent heart problems
Individuals who experienced severe stress-related symptoms in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 appear more likely to have been diagnosed with heart problems over the following three years.   view more (2008-01-08)

Terrorism: What the next president will face
On the seventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks, what is the nature of the terrorist threat against the United States and other nations of the world and how should the next President address that threat upon taking office in January 2009?   view more (2008-09-11)

Leaving your heart attack to chance
People who believe their health is largely due to chance are more likely to wait over four hours to seek medical help after having a heart attack. This is the finding of research by Professor Ronan O'Carroll, University of St Andrews and colleagues from the University of Edinburgh, presented today,... view more (2001-08-31)

Rich Terrorist, Poor Terrorist
New research suggests political freedom and geographic factors contribute significantly to causes of terrorism, challenging the common view that terrorism is rooted in poverty.   view more (2008-03-27)

Harry Potter and the terrorist attacks
Could Harry Potter be guarding the secrets of the British government's post 9/11 response to the terrorist threat" Judith Rauhofer of the University of Central Lancashire seems to think so.   view more (2007-07-18)

Social deprivation linked to heart attack survival
Socioeconomic deprivation has a profound effect on the risk of having a first heart attack, the chance of reaching hospital alive, and the probability of surviving the first month, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Data obtained from the Scottish Morbidity Record and General Register Office... view more (2001-05-09)

Twin establishes University of York scholarships for tragic brother
The twin of a York graduate, who was a victim of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, has established three scholarships in memory of his brother at the University of York, where they both studied.   view more (2005-04-08)

Higher risk of death in heart attack victims with no chest pain
An absence of chest pain during a heart attack increases the risk of death, shows research in Heart. Previous research shows that chest pain is not typical of a heart attack in around one in four patients. The study focused on 3684 admissions to 20 adjacent hospitals in Yorkshire for suspected... view more (2001-10-12)

University of Ulster Develops DNA Analysis Technique in Fight Against Bio-Terrorism
A University of Ulster researcher has pioneered new analytical techniques that could save thousands of lives in the event of a bioterrorist attack. Dr Colm Lowery, from the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, has developed a revolutionary method of detecting the killer bugs that could... view more (2003-03-10)
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