March 24th, 2011

Emerging research suggests bottled up emotions can make people more aggressive.
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Minnesota believe ...
March 23rd, 2011

Apparently, the NFL has an effect on domestic harmony, as spouse or intimate partner assaults increased by 10 percent in areas where the local National Football League team lost ...
February 16th, 2011

A woman’s response to an abusive relationship is often contingent on her position within family and community. That insight comes from research into how women cope when leaving a violent ...
January 11th, 2011

A new study suggests one out of every four or five students who visits a university health center for a routine cold or sore throat turns out ...
December 23rd, 2010

A multinational research team has discovered a genetic variation that may be a predisposing factor for violent impulsive behavior.
Backed by the National Institutes of Health, the team found that a genetic ...
December 15th, 2010

While prayer has been practiced for millennia, a new study looks at the way individuals believe prayer can comfort during hard times.
The 75 percent of Americans ...
December 8th, 2010

An innovative study of aggression includes a sampling of DNA as well as traditional questionnaire results.
University of Alberta researcher Peter Hurd is investigating the link between an individual's ...
September 1st, 2010

Anxiety, depression and aggression -- study after study suggests that these emotional and behavioral issues have a greater chance of wreaking havoc on children who ...
August 25th, 2010

Leaving a violent or controlling relationship does not provide immediate refuge for a mother’s mental health.
In fact, a woman’s mental health may actually get worse before ...
August 17th, 2010

Early deprivation -- whether it's abuse or neglect -- can affect children's development, increasing the risk of later psychological problems.
But Seth Pollak, PhD, ...