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Analysis: 32 years of U.S. filicide arrests

By Guest PostMarch 13, 2014Generalalpert medical school, analysis, biological children, brown university, child, data, david orenstein, depression, filicide, filicide arrests, heng choon chan, hypothesis, killing, lifetime risk, parents kill children, personal weapons, schizophrenia, serotonin related illness, sex hormone, shr, timothy mariano, united states, US, wade myers

Over the last three decades U.S. parents have committed filicide — the killing of one’s child — about 3,000 times every year. The horrifying instances are often poorly understood, but a recent study provides the first comprehensive statistical overview of the tragic phenomenon. The authors also suggest underlying hypotheses of motives with the hope of spurring research on filicide prevention.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Instances in which parents kill their children may seem so horrifying and tragic that they defy explanation. Published scientific and medical research, meanwhile, doesn’t offer much epidemiological context to help people understand patterns among such heinous crimes. A paper in the March edition of the journal Forensic Science International provides the first comprehensive statistical analysis of filicide in the United States, drawing on 32 years of data on more than 94,000 arrests. The study also explores possible underlying psychiatric and biological underpinnings of filicide. (more…)

Study uncovers why almost winning is just as good for some gamblers

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2014General, Sciencechanges in brain, frequency range, gambler, gambling history, magnetoencephalography, meg, natalia lawrence, ofc, orbitofrontal cortex, payline, simon dymond, swansea university, university of exeter, winning

A new study led by the University of Exeter and Swansea University has pinpointed the changes in the brain that lead gamblers to react in the same way to near-misses as they do to winning.

The research shows that near-misses are underpinned by increases in the brain’s electrical activity, particularly in the theta frequency range – known to be involved in processing win and loss outcomes.

They found that these increases in theta are linked to both how severe someone’s gambling history is and how susceptible they might be to developing a future gambling problem. (more…)

Military programs to prevent combat-related psychological disorders need improvement

By Guest PostFebruary 27, 2014General, Healthadjustment disorders, combat related, department of defense, dod, institute of medicine, kenneth warner, military programs, prevent, psychological disorders, sale of alcohol

ANN ARBOR — Despite numerous resilience and prevention programs to address the psychological health of military veterans and their families, no evidence exists to prove their effectiveness, according to a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine.

Kenneth Warner, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and chair of the committee that wrote the report for the U.S. Department of Defense, said the military should develop, track and evaluate programs based on scientific evidence to ensure their effectiveness. In addition, more frequent evaluations of programs are needed. (more…)

Survey: Americans struggle with science; respect scientists

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2014General, Scienceamericans, earth, john besley, michigan state university, respect scientists, Science, struggle, survey, technology museum, united states

While most Americans could be a bit more knowledgeable in the ways of science, a majority are interested in hearing about the latest scientific breakthroughs and think highly of scientists.

This is according to a survey of more than 2,200 people conducted by the National Science Foundation, one that is conducted every two years and is part of a report – Science and Engineering Indicators – that the National Science Board provides to the president and Congress. (more…)

Lebensqualität für die Zukunft

By Guest PostFebruary 20, 2014Education, Generalanna oberrauch, daten, die arbeit, klimawandel, lars keller, lebensqualitaet, lebensqualitaet in tirol, projekt lq4u, projektleiter, provinz bozen suedtirol, sterzing, umwelt, wirtschaftsfachoberschule, zukunft

Anna Oberrauch, Doktoratsstipendiatin am Institut für Geographie, engagierte sich zwei Jahre mit Jugendlichen in dem Projekt LQ4U. Die Sensibilisierung für zukunftsorientiertes Handeln und Denken, um nachhaltige Lebensqualität zu erreichen, stand dabei im Zentrum ihrer Arbeit mit den Schülerinnen und Schülern.

Das Hauptziel des Teams der Forschungs-Bildungs-Kooperation war es, gemeinsam mit Jugendlichen Lebensqualität zu erforschen. Die Idee zu diesem Forschungsprojekt mit dem Titel „Nord- und Südtiroler Jugendliche entwickeln Zukunftsvisionen zum Nachhaltigkeitsziel Lebensqualität“ stammt vom Projektleiter Dr. Lars Keller. Den Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern ist es ein Anliegen, dass Untersuchungen zur Lebensqualität die subjektiven Sichtweisen der Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner miteinbeziehen, wobei vor allem die Perspektive der Jugendlichen großer Aufmerksamkeit bedarf. Als Entscheidungsträger von morgen sind sie am längsten von den heutigen politischen Bestimmungen betroffen. Gefördert wurde dieses Projekt von der Autonomen Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Abteilung Bildungsförderung, Universität und Forschung sowie dem Doktoratsstipendium aus der Nachwuchsförderung der Universität Innsbruck. (more…)

Are you really going to eat that?

By Guest PostFebruary 12, 2014Culture, General, Healthbenjamin karney, emotional support, healthy living, love me slender, low risk lifestyle, marriages, married couples, mood, relationship, thomas bradbury, ucla psychology, us adults, video recordings

New book by UCLA psychologists shows couples how to team up to lose weight, get healthier

After analyzing thousands of hours of video recordings of married couples talking with each other about their health, two UCLA psychology professors were shocked by what they saw. (more…)

Weapons tied to repeat domestic abuse

By Guest PostFebruary 5, 2014Generalamy bonomi, britton trabert, domestic abuse, initial abuse incident, journal, mary kernic, melissa anderson, michigan state university, poor urban neighborhoods, united states, university of washington, victoria holt, violence against women, weapons

Women are up to 83 percent more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the initial abuse incident, according to a new study that has implications for victims, counselors and police.

Michigan State University researcher Amy Bonomi and colleagues studied the domestic abuse police reports of nearly 6,000 couples in Seattle during a two-year period. An estimated one in four women in the United States experience domestic violence at least once in their lifetime. (more…)

New book explores mixed success of China’s ‘Emperor Huizong’

By Guest PostFebruary 2, 2014General, Politics12th century, chinese history, court culture, daoist classics, daoist priests, emperor huizong, jurchen invasion, jurchens, new book, patricia ebrey, self indulgent, song china, song dynasty, success of china

Patricia Ebrey is a UW professor of history and the author of a number of books about Chinese history and culture. She answered a few questions about her new book, “Emperor Huizong,” about the Chinese emperor who lived from 1082 to 1135 and ruled for 26 years during China’s Song Dynasty.

Q: Would you describe the book?

A: “Emperor Huizong”is organized into four parts. The first part traces his orphaned childhood, his accession to the throne at age 17 and the men he worked with during his first three years as emperor as he learned how to perform the rituals and customs of his role. (more…)

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