AGGRESSIVE ATTACKS FOLLOWING SEIZURES: PATTERNS DETECTED
CAN TREATING FOOD ALLERGIES PREVENT ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR?
FRIGHTENING DATA: PESTICIDES AND CHILDREN'S BRAINS
MORE DATA POINT TO MENTAL ILLNESS AS RISK FOR CRIMINALITY
MURDEROUS TIMES
QUOTABLE: MICHAEL L. RUTTER/S. ROSE, L. KAMIN, & R. LEWONTIN
RESEARCH IN BRIEF: LOW BIRTHWEIGHT A RISK
RESEARCH IN BRIEF: NITRIC OXIDE, AGGRESSION
RESEARCH IN BRIEF: SEROTONIN/SUICIDE LINK
SEIZURE-LINKED CRIME: A CASE STUDY
STRAIGHT TALK... ABOUT THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME
'STREP THROAT' BACTERIA LINKED TO HYPERACTIVITY
A LESSON FROM HISTORY...PHINEAS GAGE AND FRONTAL LOBE DAMAGE
ALCOHOL ABUSE BY TEENAGERS LINKED TO PRENATAL EXPOSURE
AMERICA's LEAD PROBLEM: AN UNEXPECTED CULPRIT SURFACES
ANTICONVULSANTS FOR PMS?
CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEB SITE FEATURES!
CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT PESTICIDES' EFFECTS
CRACK BABIES SHOW 'SUBTLE BUT PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT' IMPAIRMENTS
HIGH LEAD LEVELS EPIDEMIC IN INNER CITIES
LOW-LEVEL LEAD IN UTERO AFFECTS DEVELOPMENT
MOTHERS' SMOKING LINKED TO CHILDREN's IQ, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
NEW ADHD TREATMENT
NEW STUDY EXPANDS ON FINDINGS ABOUT SEROTONIN's LINK TO HOSTILITY, IMPULSIVITY
QUOTABLE: JUDITH RICH HARRIS
ARE FORMULAS TOXIC?
ARRESTED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SEEN IN FAS
BIG BAD BABIES?
ENRICHED FORMULAS INCREASE BABIES' IQs
HARD-DRINKING MICE OFFER CLUES ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
HOSTILITY, ABNORMAL HEART PERIOD VARIATIONS ASSOCIATED IN YOUNG 'HIGH-RISK' URBAN BOYS
MORE EVIDENCE IMPLICATES CHOLESTEROL IN VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
MORE EVIDENCE OF GENES' INFLUENCE ON DRINKING REPORTED
NIH WORKSHOP SPURRED BY FINDINGS ABOUT OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS' EFFECTS ON MENTAL ILLS
OTHER FINDINGS ABOUT OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
QUOTABLE: ARTHUR ALLEN, RITA CARTER, ELAINE HOPKINS, & DEBORAH C. RICE
VASOPRESSIN IMPLICATED IN AGGRESSION
BAD NEWS: MORE PREGNANT WOMEN DRINKING
BOOK REVIEW: GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
CONFERENCE NOTICE
CONTROVERSIAL CASES IN COURT -- AN UNUSUAL DEFENSE: LYME-CAUSED CRIME?
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME LINKED TO YOUNG OFFENDERS
GENE VARIANT LINKED TO ANTISOCIAL ALCOHOLISM
HIGH TESTOSTERONE A RISK FOR SOCIOPATHY?
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE AND MINOR CRIME
MOM'S SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY LINKED TO ADULT CRIMINALITY
PET SCANS SHOW DIFFERENCES AMONG MURDERERS
QUOTABLE: ANN STREISSGUTH, Ph.D.
QUOTABLE: DAVID C. ROWE
STUDY: LEARNING, ATTENTION PROBLEMS AFFLICT MOST PREEMIES
T3 LEVELS: MARKER FOR PERSISTENT CRIMINALITY?
TESTING THEORIES ABOUT PSYCHOPATHY'S ROOTS
ALCOHOLISM IN THE FAMILY TREE: OPIOIDS MAY BE ONE EXPLANATION
BABY-STEALING LINKED TO POST-SEIZURE PSYCHOSIS
BOOK REVIEW: CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
CHILDHOOD BULLIES: IS IT IN THE GENES?
DEADLY MIX: AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS MAY AFFECT AGGRESSION, DEVELOPMENT
FROM OUR EMAIL...
MATERNAL SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY AGAIN LINKED TO ABERRANT BEHAVIOR
MORE BAD NEWS FOR PREEMIES
QUOTABLE: MATTHEW ROBINSON AND TOM KELLEY
SIGNS OF NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION HIGHEST
TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION INCREASES AGGRESSION IN NORMAL MALES
VIOLENCE: DETECTING ITS CAUSE IS CRITICAL
ANOTHER STUDY LINKS CRIMINALITY, MOTHERS' SMOKING
BOOK REVIEW: A MIND TO CRIME
BRAINWAVE TESTS REVEAL ABNORMALITIES IN PSYCHOPATHY, CONDUCT DISORDER
DOPAMINE ABNORMALITIES LINKED TO VIOLENCE
DYSLEXIA LINKED TO INCREASED PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT IN PRISONERS
HAS LEGALIZED ABORTION REDUCED CRIME RATES?
MALNUTRITION BEFORE BIRTH LINKED TO ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
MATERNAL HYPOTHYROIDISM LOWERS BABIES' IQs
MURDERERS OFFER CLUES ABOUT NATURE, NUTURE
QUOTABLE: WILLIAM RASPBERRY
RETHINKING 'SENSELESS' VIOLENCE: A NEW CONCEPT
SMARTER, NICER MICE RAISE POSSIBILITY OF GENE THERAPY FOR IQ, BEHAVIOR
VERBAL DEFICITS LINKED TO DRUG, ALCOHOL ABUSE
ADHD: NEW EVIDENCE OF CRIME LINK; ADVOCACY GROUP CALLS FOR RESEARCH ON TOLE OF DIET, FOOD ADDITIVES
AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AGAIN LINKED TO CRIME
ANOTHER POVERTY RISK: DO PESTICIDES THREATEN INNER-CITY CHILDREN'S BRAINS?
CAN DIET CHANGE IQ?
DAMASIO: EARLY DAMAGE TO PREFRONTAL CORTEX LINKED TO AMORAL BEHAVIOR
FAS/CRIME LINK: MORE EVIDENCE SEEN
FEMALE AGGRESSION: ANIMAL STUDY SHOWS ROLE OF SEROTONIN
FENFLURAMINE 'CHALLENGE' ADDS TO EVIDENCE OF SEROTONIN'S ROLE IN AGGRESSION, IMPULSIVITY
QUOTABLES: MICHAEL RUTTER, KATHLEEN M. HEIDE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
STILL MORE BAD NEWS ABOUT MATERNAL SMOKING
'SWEET TOOTH,' CRAVING FOR ALCOHOL LINKED
A FORMULA FOR HIGHER IQ?
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS MAY BE LINKED
CONDUCT DISORDER: RESEARCH ON TWINS SHOWS STRONG INFLUENCE OF GENES
FAS: HOW ALCOHOL KILLS BABIES' BRAIN CELLS
LEFT HEMISPHERE EEG ABNORMALITIES, VIOLENCE LINKED
MRI: ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, PREFRONTAL DEFICITS LINKED
QUOTABLE: ROBERT HATHERILL
SALIVA LEVELS OF HORMONE CORRELATE WITH EARLY, PERSISTENT AGGRESSION
SCHOOL STUDY: SUPPLEMENTATION DECREASES DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS, RAISES IQ
BRAIN ABNORMALITIES AGAIN LINKED TO VIOLENCE
CLEANER TEETH/SAFER BABIES?
HARE: DOES PSYCHOTHERAPY DO PSYCHOPAHTS MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
IMAGING STUDY: ADHD BRAIN CHANGES APPEAR EARLY IN CHILDHOOD
LEAD UPDATE
MINOR PHYSICAL ANOMALIES LINKED TO DELINQUENCY
NEUROLOGICAL 'SOFT SIGNS,' REDUCED IQ LINKED TO PTSD
PHYSICIANS WARN OF 'EPIDEMIC' OF LEARNING, BEHAVIOR DISORDERS DUE TO TOXINS
PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE AGAIN LINKED TO DELINQUENCY, PSYCHIATRIC WOES
PRENATAL MARIJUANA EXPOSURE, DELINQUENCY LINKED
QUOTABLE: MATT RIDLEY
QUOTABLE: SHEILA KAPLAN AND JIM MORRIS
STUDY REVEALS GAINS IN LEARNING-DISABLED STUDENTS GIVEN NUTRIENTS
ABUSIVE MEN: DOES HIGH TESTOSTERONE CONTRIBUTE?
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, AGGRESSIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM?
CAN 'FAULTY WIRING' LEAD TO IMPULSIVE VIOLENCE?
CASE STUDY: CONCUSSION LINKED TO URGE TO STEAL
CASE STUDY: THE 'SELF-MEDICATING' CRIMINAL?
'CRACK BABIES' SHOW INCREASED DELINQUENCY IN CHILDHOOD
DYSLEXIA, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: A FATTY ACID LINK?
DYSLEXICS BEHIND BARS
LOW SEROTONIN, AGGRESSION ONCE AGAIN LINKED
MONKEYS EXPOSED TO LEAD, PCBs SHOW BEHAVIOR RESEMBLING ADHD
NOTE: "IN HARM'S WAY: TOXIC THREATS TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT"
QUOTABLE: BERNARD WEISS AND PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN
STRONG GENETIC INFLUENCE ON AGGRESSION SEEN
TESTOSTERONE LEVELS PREDICT AGGRESSION IN PRESCHOOL BOYS
ADOPTEE STUDY REVEALS GENETIC ROOTS OF ADHD
BOOK REVIEW: BAD BOYS, BAD MEN
DOUBLE TROUBLE: DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS EXHIBIT HIGH LEVELS OF AGGRESSION
EXPLOSIVE AGGRESSION, FRONTAL DEFICITS LINKED IN EPILEPTIC SUBJECTS
GENES AND AGGRESSION
LEAD'S DAMAGING EFFECTS ON BRAIN CELLS IDENTIFIED
MATERNAL SMOKING: EFFECTS ON CHILDREN SEEN EARLY
NIMH PUBLICATION REVEALS GROWING AWARENESS OF BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCE ON VIOLENCE, CRIMINALITYY
POOR PROGNOSIS REPORTED FOR ADHD CHILDREN WITH COORDINATION DISORDER
PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE, REDUCED BRAIN MASS LINKED
QUOTABLE: ALFRED BLUMSTEIN
QUOTABLE: DAVID A. ANDERSON
VIOLENT TEENS ADD TO EVIDENCE OF LINK BETWEEN SOCIOPATHIC BEHAVIOR, EARLY DAMAGE TO BRAIN
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY LINKED TO LEARNING PROBLEMS
BOOK REVIEW -- SENTENCING: AS I SEE IT
BRAINWAVE PATTERNS POINT TO UNDERPINNINGS OF IMPULSIVE, AGGRESSIVE VIOLENCE
CHOLINE: HELP FOR ALCOHOL-DAMAGED NEWBORNS?
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PANIC DISORDER: COMMON ROOTS?
FINNISH STUDY: REDUCED HIPPOCAMPAL SIZE DETECTED IN PSYCHOPATHS
fMRI SCANS SHOW ABNORMAL CONDITIONING RESPONSE IN ANTISOCIAL SUBJECTS
HANDEDNESS PATTERNS MAY POINT TO BRAIN DIFFERENCES IN PSYCHOPATHS, PEDOPHILES
LOW CORTISOL LEVELS FOUND IN GIRLS WITH CD
NEW DATA STRENGTHEN CHOLESTEROL/VIOLENCE CONNECTION
NICOTINE EXPOSURE, HYPERACTIVITY LINKED
QUOTABLE: HARVARD MENTAL HEALTH LETTER
QUOTABLE: KARL MENNINGER
SUBWAY OBSESSION: COMPULSION OR CRIME?
AIR LEAD CONCENTRATIONS, HOMICIDE RATES LINKED
ARE PSYCHOPATHIC CHILDREN 'BLIND' TO FEARFUL, SAD EXPRESSIONS?
BRAIN ABNORMALITY SEEN IN TEENS FROM FAMILIES PRONE TO ALCOHOLISM
CASE STUDY: KLEPTOMANIA POINTS TO FRONTAL DYSFUNCTION
DO SILICOFLUORIDES BOOST RISK OF TOXIC LEAD LEVELS?
EVEN SLIGHT PREMATURITY A RISK FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES, STUDY SAYS
EVEN SMALL EXCESS OF LEAD HARMS GROWING BRAINS
EXPLOSIVE VIOLENCE ASSOICATED WITH P100 ANOMALY
LOW CHOLESTEROL AGAIN LINKED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
MONKEYS, RATS SHED LIGHT ON ROOTS OF IMPULSIVITY
PEDOPHILIA: EVIDENCE OF SEROTONIN SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES
QUOTABLE: BENJAMIN L. PRESTON AND JAMES LINAKIS
QUOTABLE: MARTIN SMEDLEY
QUOTABLE: RICHARD KONKEL
QUOTABLE: ROBERT BLUM
TEEN DELINQUENTS SHOW SIGNS OF PREFRONTAL DEFICITS
ARE WE HARDWIRED? THE ROLE OF GENES IN HUMAN
'DIFFICULT' TODDLERS AT RISK OF BECOMING CRIMINAL ADULTS
DOPAMINE GENE LINKED TO ALCOHOLISM, TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE
GAMBLING, ALCOHOLISM, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR: SHARED ROOTS?
GENE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
HELP FOR AGGRESSION LINKED TO MAOA GENE MUTATION?
ON THE 'NATURE vs. NURTURE' QUESTION
QUOTABLE: ELKHONON GOLDBERG AND FRANCIS CRICK
QUOTABLE: JUDITH RICH HARRIS
SEROTONIN GENE VARIANT LINKED TO VIOLENT SUICIDE
TWIN STUDY: DISINHIBITION IS COMMON THREAD IN YOUTHS' BEHAVIOR
YOUNG DELINQUENTS: TWIN STUDY POINTS TO ROLE OF GENES
ATTENTIONAL DEFICITS OF CHILDREN WITH CD RESEMBLE THOSE SEEN IN ANTISOCIAL ADULTS
EVEN LIGHT MATERIAL DRINKING INCREASES RISK FOR DELINQUENCY
FROM OUR EMAIL....
MALE AGGRESSION: INBORN, NOT LEARNED BEHAVIOR
MOMs' SMOKING AFFECTS BEHAVIOR OF BOTH MALES, FEMALES
PCBs AGAIN LINKED TO MENTAL IMPAIRMENT IN CHILDREN
QUOTABLE: BERNARD WEISS
QUOTABLE: WILLEM H.J. MARTENS
QUOTABLE: CRAIG KENNEDY, MARY CARUSO AND TRAVIS THOMPSON
QUOTABLE: DENNIS P. SWIERCINSKY
QUOTABLE: DEPT. OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE
QUOTABLE: NANCY C. ANDREASEN
RESEARCH IN BRIEF: SEROTONIN
SCANS OFFER GLIMPSE INTO NORMAL, PSYCHOPATHIC BRAINS
SPECULATIONS.... A TERRORISM/LEAD TOXICITY CONNECTION?
SPECULATIONS.... FALLING JUVENILE CRIME RATES: A TESTOSTERONE LINK?
SPECULATIONS.... PIG FEED FOR DEPRESSION?
ABERRANT BEHAVIOR COMMON IN YOUNG DYSLEXIC CHILDREN
ADHD IN PRISONERS 'PROBLEM OF GREAT MAGNITUDE'
ATTENTION-SHIFTING IMPAIRMENT SEEN IN VIOLENT OFFENDERS
BACKGROUND: THE ADHD/CRIMINALITY CONNECTION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AUTONOMIC DYSREGULATION LINKED
FATTY ACID SUPPLEMENTS IMPROVE BEHAVIOR, COGNITION IN LEARNING DISABLED CHILDREN
HIGH PREVALENCE OF ADHD SEEN IN SEXUAL DELINQUENTS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RESEARCH INTO ADHD AND LD
LEAD AGAIN TIED TO DELINQUENCY
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LOW CORTISOL LEVELS DETECTED IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD+ODD
QUOTABLE: EPICTETUS
QUOTABLE: FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT BULLETIN, 1997
QUOTABLE: HENRY B. REIFF
QUOTABLE: JUDGE JEAN LEWIS
QUOTABLE: REED AMBLER
SPECIAL ISSUE: LEARNING DISABILITIES, ADD, AND ADHD
BREAST-FEEDING: LONGER DURATION LINKED TO HIGHER ADULT IQ
CHILDHOOD SEIZURES OFFER INSIGHT INTO PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
CONDUCT DISORDERED TEENS, MALE BATTERERS SHOW SIGNS OF BRAIN DYSFUNCTION
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS SLASH PRISONERS' ANTISOCIAL ACTS
EXPLOSIVE OUTBURSTS TIED TO PREFRONTAL CORTEX DYSFUNCTION
FATTY ACID DHA LOWERS POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION RISK, AIDS INFANT DEVELOPMENT
LOW PLATELET MAO LEVELS FOUND IN VIOLENT CRIMINALS
NEW GENE VARIANT LINKED TO 'KILLER' MICE
QUOTABLE: DR. FRANK ADAMS
QUOTABLE: MARGARET MEADE
QUOTABLE: TERESA KELLERMAN
SPATIAL IQ DEFICITS IN TODDLER YEARS ASSOCIATED WITH PERSISTENT
BOOK REVIEW: 'OUR STOLEN FUTURE'
BRAIN STRUCTURE COULD EXPLAIN MALES' GREATER AGGRESSION
COMMENTARY: SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE NEUROBEHAVIORAL TOXICITY OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
DOES MANGANESE IN INFANT FORMULA CONTRIBUTE TO ADHD?
EARLY PUBERTY, PROMISCUITY IN GIRLS ABANDONED BY DADS: A BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION?
'HOT-HEADED' BEHAVIOR, REDUCED LEVELS OF NATURAL OPIOIDS TENTATIVELY LINKED
'KNOCKOUT' MICE OFFER CLUES ABOUT SEROTONIN, AGGRESSION
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
MAOA GENE VARIANT HELPS PROTECT AGAINST EFFECTS OF EARLY ABUSE
PCB, DIOXIN EXPOSURE LINKED TO ALTERED PLAY BEHAVIOR
QUOTABLE: NANCY C. ANDREASEN
QUOTABLE: DR. P.R.S. KOOPMAN
AUSTRALIAN STUDY: COMMON BREAD ADDITIVE CAUSES BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN MANY CHILDREN
BIPOLAR ADOLESCENTS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED IN MATHEMATICS
BRAIN TUMOR LEADS TO PEDOPHILIA
CAN VIAGRA CAUSE VIOLENCE?
EARLY HEAD INJURY MAY INCREASE PEDOPHILIA RISK
LOW LEVELS OF DOPAMINE METABOLITE FOUND IN RECIDIVISTS
MATERNAL NUTRITION STRONGLY LINKED TO CHILDREN'S IQ, BEHAVIOR
MEGADOSE NUTRIENTS REDUCE RAGE IN CHILDREN WITH PDD, OCD
NEW FINDINGS AGAIN LINK LEAD, DELINQUENCY
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, SMALL HIPPOCAMPUS LINKED
QUOTABLE: TODD ACKERMAN
QUOTABLE: ZACH HALL
RESPONSE TO SSRI TREATMENT INDICATES SEROTONIN SYSTEM ROLE IN PEDOPHILIA IN FEMALES
TWO STUDIES REVEAL DIFFERENCES IN BRAINS OF ADOLESCENTS WITH CONDUCT DISORDER, OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
ADHD GIRLS EXHIBIT SERIOUS SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
ANIMAL STUDY: DO HIGH LEVELS OF THE HORMONE PROGESTERONE CREATE BAD DADS?
'BODY BURDEN': STUDIES REVEAL UBIQUITY OF TOXIC CHEMICALS IN U.S.
BOOK REVIEW: THE BLANK SLATE, BY STEVEN PINKER
DOPAMINE GENE VARIANT LINKED TO EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR
LOW DHA AGAIN LINKED TO SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
NEW RESEARCH LINKS PESTICIDES TO ADHD ,OTHER ILLS
OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENT AIDS IN RECOVERY FROM DEPRESSION
PRENATAL MERCURY LINKED TO COGNITION, LANGUAGE DELAYS
QUOTABLE: JAMES WATSON
QUOTABLE: MICHAEL LEMONICK
SHORT-TERM ECSTASY USE MAY LEAD TO LONG-TERM GRIEF
CAN MATERNAL DIET AT CONCEPTION CAUSE PREMATURITY?
DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN ROLE SEEN IN AGGRESSIVE PSYCHOPATHY
EARLY HEAD INJURIES A RISK FOR LATER VIOLENCE; LINK TO SCHIZOPHRENIA ALSO SUSPECTED
EDITORIAL: INDICTING THE INNOCENT
GOOD DIET, EXERCISE, ENRICHED ENVIRONMENT LOWER RISK OF LATER ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY
MENINGITIS INFECTION LINKED TO LATER BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
MICE, MONKEYS OFFER CLUES TO ROLE OF GENES IN VIOLENCE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
OUR READERS RESPOND..............
QUOTABLE: FLOYD E. BLOOM, M. FLINT BEAL, and DAVID J. KUFER
QUOTABLE: GEORGE WATSON
QUOTABLE: JUDITH RICH HARRIS
VIOLENT, ANTISOCIAL OFFENDERS: DIFFERENT EVEN DURING SLEEP?
AN EXPLANATION FOR "INEXPLICABLE" ACTS?
ANTIDEPRESSANTS MAY WORK BY "GROWING" NEW NEURONS
DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER: SOME STATISTICS
DEPRESSION TAKES HUGE TOLL
DEPRESSION TREATMENT: OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
DEPRESSION TREATMENT: St. JOHN'S WORT
DEPRESSION TREATMENT: TESTOSTERONE GEL
DEVELOPING BRAINS OF TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS INCREASE VULNERABILITY TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DIET MATTERS: REDUCED LEVELS OF FOLIC ACID, OTHER NUTRIENTS MAY INCREASE DEPRESSION RISK
EDITORIAL: DESERVING OF JUSTICE
HIGH ANDROGEN LEVELS LINKED TO CHRONIC ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
NEW INSTITUTE TO UNCOVER ROLES OF BRAIN GENES
QUOTABLE: TED STRICKLAND
SCANS SHOW PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE IN UNTREATED BIPOLAR DISORDER
STUDIES SHOW CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF BIOLOGICAL INSULTS
ADHD KIDS HAVE ABNORMAL LEVELS OF "MESSENGER" CHEMICALS
ADHD, READING DISABILITY: GENETIC LINKS INVESTIGATED
ANTISOCIAL CHILDREN: HEREDITY MORE TO BLAME THAN HOME LIFE
CAN BAROMETRIC PRESSUER AFFECT BEHAVIOR?
EDITORIAL: A SECOND LOOK AT NATURE AND NURTURE
INFANT STUDY SHOWS GENES' EFFECTS ON AGGRESSION, LANGUAGE
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
MEMORIES OF MOM AND DAD: ARE THEY INFLUENCED BY GENES?
PSYCHOPATHIC BRAINS: MRIs SHOW MORE ABNORMALITIES
QUOTABLE: ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
QUOTABLE: CARL SAGAN
QUOTABLE: JOAN LOWY
SEEKING MORE RESOURCES?
STUDIES SHOW SUICIDE RUNS IN FAMILIES; GENE EFFECTS CITED
SWITCHED MONKEYS SHOW POWERFUL EFFECTS OF GENES
TWIN STUDY TRACES ROOTS OF PSYCHOPATHIC BEHAVIOR
A TEST FOR LOW OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN ADHD?
ADHD CHILDREN AT HIGH RISK FOR DRUG, ALCOHOL ABUSE
ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG EFFECTIVE FOR ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
BRAIN DAMAGE SEEN IN CHRONIC GAMBLERS
DO PSYCHOPATHS' BRAINS FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE ABSTRACT?
DOES TV CAUSE ATTENTION DEFICITS?
EDITORIAL: HOPE FOR THE "HOPELESS"
EPA: ONE IN SIX BABIES AT RISK FOR MERCURY TOXICITY
HOSTILE PEOPLE PROVE EASIER PREY FOR CIGARETTE ADDICTION
IS "FEMALE" HORMONE A KEY FACTOR IN MALE AGGRESSION?
QUOTABLE: C. RAY JEFFERY
QUOTABLE: DANIEL G. AMEN
RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE EFFECTS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS ON HOSTILITY, ADHD SYMPTOMS
STATINS AGAIN LINKED TO BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
ZINC SUPPLEMENT REDUCES SYMPTOMS OF ADHD
BOOK REVIEW: BIOSOCIAL CRIMINOLOGY: CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTALISM's SUPREMACY
CONDUCT DISORDERED CHILDREN SHOW SEVERE LANGUAGE DEFICITS
EARLY ASPIRIN, ACETAMINOPHEN EXPOSURE MAY ALTER HORMONE EFFECTS, ADULT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
FOOD ADDITIVES AGAIN IMPLICATED IN CHILDHOOD HYPERACTIVITY
GENE THERAPY REDUCES CRAVING FOR DRINK IN 'ALCOHOLIC' RATS
GENES BUFFER CHILDREN AGAINST EFFECTS OF POVERTY
NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALS HEAVY BURDEN OF ADULT ADHD
PEDOPHILIACS EXHIBIT SIGNS OF EARLY NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS
PSYCHOPATHS: NEW EVIDENCE OF BRAIN ABNORMALITIES
QUOTABLE: PAMELA BLAKE
QUOTABLE: THE HUMAN BRAIN
SOY-FED MALE MONKEYS BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE, LESS SOCIAL
SYNTHETIC PROGESTERONE LINKED TO AGGRESSION, ANXIETY
A DECADE OF BOOKS: QUOTES FROM THE CRIME TIMES LIBRARY
ASYMMETRY OF BODY PARTS LINKED TO AGGRESSIVE TENDENCIES
BIOCHEMICAL THERAPY SUCCESSFULLY TREATS ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR
BOYS BORN PREMATURELY SHOW WHITE MATTER REDUCTIONS
DHEA-S LEVELS AFFECT MALE SOLDIERS' REACTIONS UNDER STRESS
EARLY POLLUTION EXPOSURE ALTERS LATER BEHAVIOR IN SHEEP
FAS, FAE: HIGH TOLL REPORTED
GENES AFFECT ACADEMIC SCORES
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AGAIN LINKED
NEW EVIDENCE SEEN FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN MAOA GENE, ADVERSITY
PHYTOESTROGENS AGAIN LINKED TO AGGRESSION
PRENATAL COCAINE ALTERS BEHAVIOR
QUOTABLE: CAROL SIMONTACCHI
TRANSFER OF SINGLE GENE CREATES FAITHFUL VOLES
TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY IMPROVES PESCHOOLERS' ATTENTION
TWIN STUDY: HIGH HERITABILITY SEEN FOR EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS
ADOLESCENT CIGARETTE ADDICTION: GENETIC MAKEUP A FACTOR
EARLY DIET AFFECTS BRAIN FUNCTION
EARLY MALNUTRITION LINKED TO LATER AGGRESSION, HYPERACTIVITY
EARLY RITALIN USE MAY CAUSE LASTING BRAIN, BEHAVIOR CHANGES
GENE VARIANT AFFECTS ALCOHOL "HIGH," FAMILIAL ALCOHOLISM RISK
HOMICIDAL MEN EXHIBIT SUBTLE INDICATIONS OF NEUROLOGICAL DEFECTS
INFANTS OF HIGH-DHA MOTHERS DISPLAY ADVANCED ATTENTION SKILLS DURING FIRST TWO YEARS
IRON DEFICIENCY PUTS CHILDREN AT HIGH RISK FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
PREEMIES' INTERMITTENT APNEA COULD LEAD TO DOPAMINE ALTERATIONS, CHILDHOOD ADHD
QUOTABLE: ADRIAN RAINE
QUOTABLE: INTERNATIONAL DIETARY ENERGY CONSULTATIVE GROUP
QUOTABLE: JEREMIAH BAUMANN
SEROTONIN GENE VARIANT LINKED TO EXTREME VIOLENCE
TEMPORAL LOBE REDUCTIONS SEEN IN CONDUCT DISORDER
ADOLESCENT KILLERS EXHIBIT MARKED NEUROLOGICAL
COULD ALTERED LEVELS OF FATTY ACIDS MAKE US MORE AGGRESSIVE?
EDITORIAL: WHY CRIME TIMES?
FROM OUR EMAIL:
IS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY GENETICALLY "HARD-WIRED?"
LOW MAO ACTIVITY AGAIN IMPLICATED IN VIOLENCE
QUOTABLE: DEBRA NIEHOFF
QUOTABLE: PAMELA BLAKE, M.D.
REDUCED IQ FROM ELEVATED MERCURY LEVELS: NEW STUDY SUGGESTS A HIGH TOLL FOR SOCIETY
STUDY HINTS AT EFFECTS OF PRENATAL TESTOSTERONE ON FEMALE AGGRESSION
TEENS WHO WERE PREEMIES EXHIBIT REDUCTIONS IN HIPPOCAMPAL GRAY MATTER
TRANSNATIONALLY ADOPTED DELINQUENTS EXHIBIT MORE COGNITIVE, NEUROLOPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICITS THAN NONDELINQUENT PEERS
VARIANT OF SEROTONIN GENE LINKED TO DRUG EXPERIMENTATION
ADDING CHOLINE TO DIET COULD PROTECT AGAINST EFFECTS OF IMPOVERISHED ENVIRONMENT
ASPERGER'S DISORDER: A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR BEHAVIOR OF SUBGROUP OF SERIAL KILLERS?
BABIES EXPOSED TO HUNDREDS OF DANGEROUS CHEMICALS IN THE WOMB, NEW STUDY FINDS
CALLOUS, UNEMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN IS HIGHLY HERITABLE
COMPROMISED BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER IN MANY OFFENDERS?
FATTY ACID EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER
FATTY ACIDS DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, REDUCE ADHD SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WITH DYSPRAXIA
HIGH SOY EXPOSURE ALTERS MONKEYS' EARLY SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
LOW CHOLESTEROL, SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS OR EXPULSIONS LINKED
MOTHERS' IRON DEFICIENCY JEOPARDIZES INFANT DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL CHEMICAL TELLS OUR BRAINS WHEN TO TRUST OTHERS
PEDOPHILIA: "HANDEDNESS" DIFFERENCE REPLICATED
QUOTABLE: BBC WEBSITE
QUOTABLE: BERNARD GESCH
QUOTABLE: BETTY MEKDECI
RECOMMENDED LINKS
ZINC ENHANCES TEENS' MEMORY, ATTENTION
BOOK REVIEW: EVIDENCE OF HARM: MERCURY IN VACCINES AND THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC
EVEN MINOR ELEVATIONS IN LEAD LEVELS REDUCE CHILDREN'S IQ
HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY: NEW HOPE FOR CHILDREN DAMAGED BY FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE?
MOUNTING EVIDENCE LINKS MERCURY, NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT
QUOTABLE: ON MICHAEL SKINNER'S RESEARCH
"SAFE" LEVELS OF SEAFOOD TOXIN CAUSE PERMANENT BEHAVIOR, MEMORY CHANGES IN OFFSPRING
SEAFOOD DURING PREGNANCY: ANAYLZING BENEFITS AND RISKS
SMOKERS PUT CHILDREN AT RISK FOR LEARNING, BEHAVIOR WOES
SWITCH TO ORGANIC DIET CUTS CHILDREN'S PESTICIDE BURDEN
WHY CRIME TIMES?
BOOK REVIEW: HARDWIRED BEHAVIOR: WHAT NEUROSCIENCE REVEALS ABOUT MORALITY
COMBINATION OF ADDITIVES, FOOD COLORINGS TOXIC TO BRAIN CELLS
EXCESS MANGANESE IMPLICATED AS CAUSE OF IMPAIRED CHILDHOOD INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING
FATTY ACIDS AGAIN SHOWN TO AID CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
GENE VARIANT LINKED TO HIGHER RISK FOR EARLY ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
GENES HELP DETERMINE WHICH KIDS THRIVE DESPITE ABUSE
HEAVY ALCOHOL EXPOSURE BEFORE BIRTH A RISK FOR IMPAIRED "MORAL MATURITY," DELINQUENCY
IRON: TOO LITTLE, TOO MUCH A RISK FOR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS?
QUOTABLE: RICHARD W. ROBINS
RESEARCHERS REVERSE LEARNING PROBLEMS IN MICE WITH GENE DISORDER
WIRED TO LIE: PATHOLOGICAL LIARS EXHIBIT STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PREFRONTAL WHITE, GRAY MATTER
DIET RICH IN ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, BEFORE OR AFTER BIRTH, LINKED TO COGNITIVE, BEHAVIOR BENEFITS
EPIGENETICS: CAN YOUR ACTIONS TODAY AFFECT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN'S GENES AND BEHAVIOR?
EVIL MINDS OR BROKEN BRAINS? HIGH RATE OF BRAIN ANOMALIES DETECTED IN SEXUAL MURDERERS
FROM THE CRIME TIMES MAILBOX:
IN PSYCHOPATHS, HIGHER IQ CORRELATES WITH GREATER SEVERITY
LONG-TERM STUDY FINDS CHILDHOOD ADHD IS A MAJOR RISK FOR YOUNG ADULT ANTISOCIAL, ADDICTIVE, MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS
PARENTING APPROACHES: CAUSE OR EFFECT OF TEEN MISBEHAVIOR?
QUOTABLE: DEBORAH BRYON
QUOTABLE: MICHAEL RUTTER
QUOTABLE: MICHAEL T. MARTIN
QUOTABLE: ROBERT WINSTON
SCANS REVEAL HOW MAOA GENE VARIANT AFFECTS BRAIN STRUCTURE, INCREASES RISK FOR AGGRESSION
VITAMIN REDUCES NEURON DAMAGE, BEHAVIOR ABNORMALITIES IN PRENATALLY ALCOHOL-EXPOSED MICE
ADHD AND LONG-TERM TROUBLES: NOT JUST A RISK FOR BOYS
ADULT ADHD RISKS REVEALED BY STUDY
BOOK REVIEW: ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: THE UNFOCUSED MIND IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION RESPONDS QUICKLY TO OMEGA-3 TREATMENT
FROM THE CRIME TIMES MAILBOX
MATERNAL SMOKING, ADHD IN CHILDREN AGAIN LINKED
NONSTICK CHEMICALS CHANGE BEHAVIOR IN MICE
QUOTABLE: CAMILLA M. ANDERSON
QUOTABLE: MARTHA HERBERT
QUOTE: BERNARD GESCH
SENSORY ISSUES CAN TRIGGER RAGE, OTHER BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
SIMPLE NUTRITIONAL THERAPY REDUCES SYMPTOMS OF ADHD
SURPRISING FINDINGS SHOW COMPLEX GENE EFFECTS ON ADHD
THE EARLY DRINKING/ALCOHOLISM CONNECTION: IS A BIOLOGICAL DOUBLE-WHAMMY TO BLAME?