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New Research Claims Prison Service and Parole Board's Failure to Acknowledge Wrongful Imprisonment is Unjustifiable
New research published in The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice criticises the failure of the Prison Service and Parole Board to acknowledge the imprisonment of innocent people, terming it untenable and bordering on the illegal. view more (2005-02-15)
Constant sunlight linked to summer suicide spike
Suicide rates in Greenland increase during the summer, peaking in June. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry speculate that insomnia caused by incessant daylight may be to blame. view more (2009-05-08)
UCL scientists create first earthquakes in the laboratory
Scientists at UCL have recreated earthquakes in the laboratory for the first time allowing them to better understand the origin of the largest and most violent earthquakes. This is the first time scientists have been able to generate and observe deep and intermediate focus earthquakes in the laboratory, recreating the exact pressure and... view more... (2002-11-14)
Women not "passive victims" in domestic violence
Women who are abused by their partners are not simply passive victims, new research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, shows. Those that stay in an abusive relationship often do so because there is no social or practical support to help them, rather than simply as a result of low self-esteem. International research shows that in... view more... (2001-07-11)
Crash Test-Iconic Rings and Flares of Galaxies Created by Violent, Intergalactic Collisions, Research by Pitt and Partners Finds
The bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, violent collisions with other galaxies and galaxy-size chunks of dark matter, according to a multi-institutional project involving the University of Pittsburgh. view more (2008-11-24)
Impact of antisocial lifestyle "has been neglected"
Evidence suggests that an antisocial lifestyle is linked to illness, injury, and premature death, yet while links between deprivation and health have been widely studied, links between antisocial lifestyle and health have been neglected, according to two experts in this week's BMJ. The impact of an antisocial lifestyle on health is increasingly... view more... (2003-04-15)
Tracking alien turbulences with Venus Express
New images and data from ESA's mission to Venus provide new insights into the turbulent and noxious atmosphere of Earth's sister planet. What causes violent winds and turbulences? Is the surface topography playing a role in the complex global dynamics of the atmosphere? Venus Express is on the case. view more (2007-04-04)
We saw it coming: Asteroid monitored from outer space to ground impact
Reports by scientists of meteorites striking Earth in the past have resembled police reports of so many muggings - the offenders came out of nowhere and then disappeared into the crowd, making it difficult to get more than very basic facts. view more (2009-03-26)
Domestic violence may result from panic
Some men and women who commit domestic violence may be experiencing a form of panic attack which they direct against their partner. This is the suggestion from Dr Ian Mitchell, of the University of Birmingham, and Dr Elizabeth Gilchrist, of the University of Coventry, who will present their hypothesis today, Wednesday 24 March 2004 at the British... view more... (2004-03-24)
Increased HIV risk for women with violent male partners (pp 1410, 1415)
South African research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how women with physically violent and controlling male partners are at an increased risk of HIV-1 infection. HIV/AIDS is more widespread among women in sub-Saharan Africa than any other population. Although violence from a male partner and relationship inequalities are... view more... (2004-04-28)
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)
Onley Young Offenders Gain Educational Qualifications by Digging a Hole Thanks to University of Warwick and Channel 4's Big Dig
Four residents of Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institution and Remand Centre, Onley, are to gain some educational qualifications by digging an archaeological test pit in the establishment's market garden area thanks to University of Warwick and Channel 4's "Big Dig" Senior Officer Peter Ellis approached Channel 4 and registered Onley's... view more... (2003-06-26)
Pedophilia may be the result of faulty brain wiring
Pedophilia might be the result of faulty connections in the brain, according to new research released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). view more (2007-11-28)
No strong link seen between violent video games and aggression
Results from the first long-term study of online videogame playing may be surprising. Contrary to popular opinion and most previous research, the new study found that players' "robust exposure" to a highly violent online game did not cause any substantial real-world aggression. view more (2005-08-12)
No link between epilepsy and criminality
It has long been believed that people with epilepsy are particularly prone to violence and criminality, but a study in this week’s BMJ finds that epilepsy is no more common in prisoners than in the general population. view more (2002-06-19)
Women want to be asked about domestic violence
Doctors may be able to identify women who experience domestic violence by asking them if they are afraid of their partner, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Women attending 22 general practices in Ireland were surveyed about domestic violence. Of the 1,692 women who had ever had a sexual relationship nearly 40% had experienced violent behaviour,... view more... (2002-01-30)
Multiracial youth more likely to engage in violent behavior, substance abuse
Multiracial adolescents in middle school are significantly more likely to engage in such problem behaviors as violence and substance use than single-race young people, according to a new study. view more (2006-05-02)
Families, relationships and emotions
Families and the effects they have on long term romantic relationships, grieving and the way we deal with difficulties were discussed at the meeting of The British Psychological Society, South West Branch, held at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall today Saturday 1 December. The speakers were Dr Janet Reibstein, Dr Tony Carr and Dr Rudi... view more... (2001-11-23)
One in four hospital prescribing errors “potentially serious”
Around one in four hospital drug errors is “potentially serious,” and likely to harm patients, suggests a pilot study from one major teaching hospital, reported in Quality and Safety in Health Care. view more (2002-12-03)
Dads behind bars
Dads behind bars see prison as a chance to think about the needs of their children and an opportunity to re-bond with them. view more (2005-03-18)
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