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...similar chemical variation appears to exist in humans. Studies at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism conclude that men who commit impulsive crimes, such as murdering strangers, have low amounts of serotonin. Men convicted of premeditated violence, however, show normal levels. As for aggressive behavior in women, some researchers speculate that it might be tied to a drop in serotonin level that normally occurs just before the menstrual period. Drugs that increase serotonin, researchers suggest, may make people less violent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking The Roots of Violence | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

Porter tallied twice, but he did it with an illegal stick. The Kirkland junior got nabbed for having an extra-deep pocket at 15:00 of the fourth quarter. Harvard collected just four more penalties in the conetst. The Crimson did not commit any during the first period but had three in the final 15 minutes of the game, including two back-to-back fouls for holding and slashing. Adelphi only converted one of the extra-man opportunities, however. HARVARD, 13-8 at Garden City, NY Adelphi 0 2 3 3 -- 8 Harvard...

Author: By John C. Ausiello, | Title: Laxmen Get a Win | 4/13/1993 | See Source »

...called for the U.S. and the Western nations to commit to Africa in the same way they have committed to the development of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by offering billions of dollars...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: UNICEF Official Seeks New Focus on Africa's Concerns | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

Topping off all these assets is a startling capacity to commit herself to the fullest. Stevenson had to skip the show's final preview at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum after being rushed to a doctor with back spasms that rendered her unable to stand up. Yet on opening night, she made her first exit the way she always had, unhesitatingly hurtling herself across the stage, up a flight of stairs and almost colliding with a wall. Pain be damned, the play's the thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Towering Strength | 4/12/1993 | See Source »

With the imminent retirement of Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White, a group of extremists on both sides of the increasingly hostile abortion battle and those in a number of other visceral debates are preparing to commit a crime just as heinous--the murder of the federal judicial selection process...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: Judicial--and Political--Restraint | 4/6/1993 | See Source »

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