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From detecting violent behavior before it happens to the medical treatment of victims afterward, research elucidates the consequences of the senseless gun attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others
January 11, 2011 |
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The nature of the Congresswoman's injury and prompt emergency care kept her alive
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Many have implicated heated political rhetoric in the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, but the connection between viewing and acting is complex
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Some people are able to control anger or frustration and channel these feelings to nondestructive outlets. Others, like the gunman accused of killing six people during the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, exhibit a frightening lack of control
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Medically induced comas are only used when other options are lacking.
The most awesome thing about chess-boxing is the brain-changing potential of the sport itself. Its specific elements have some exciting implications for the future of aggression management and preventative treatment of maladaptive behaviors
U.K. researchers are developing a coating for bullet casings that sticks to the hands (or gloves) of anyone handling it and is very difficult to remove. The idea is to give each bullet a "fingerprint" that can be traced to a given crime
The origin of human aggression and warfare remains hotly debated. Until now, this debate has been dominated by what chimpanzees do and how this compares with our own species. It is little known, however, that we have an exactly equally close primate relative, the bonobo. This species makes Hobbesians very uncomfortable, so they do everything to marginalize it
Recent research explores the effects of a schizophrenia risk factor (DISC1) and its influence over the onset of the disease. Christie Nicholson reports
As doctors continue to monitor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's condition, previous cases of brain injury resulting from bullets and other assaults can help explain what happens to the nervous system during major injuries--and how those rare recoveries are possible
Hormones don't necessarily make men violent, but they do cause them to seek social dominance
Most evidence suggests ill effects from violent video games
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