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...research may even undermine the concept of "'roid rage" and therefore have legal consequences, says Naef. In the U.S., some convicted criminals in violent-crime cases have managed to finagle less severe sentences by arguing that their violent behavior was due in part to their use of testosterone as an anabolic steroid - whence the term 'roid rage originates. "There is no direct link between testosterone and aggression," Naef says...
Adam Goodie, a psychologist at the University of Georgia in Athens who studies decision-making, told Naturenews.com that the research has profound implications for neuroeconomics, the study of how biology influences markets, by showing that "not only does biology affect economic behavior - so does belief." But John Coates, a former Wall Street trader and researcher at Cambridge University, warns against extrapolating too much from the study. Coates' own measurements of testosterone levels in the saliva of male traders found a link between higher levels of the hormone and risky behavior. He says there is a "dose-response curve" for testosterone...
Lipsitch heads the HSPH Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, established this September to research infectious disease, track their outbreaks, and make information more available to policy makers and the public...
With only written records from one side of the romance, the crew behind “Bright Star” had the challenge of making the movie into a story that encompassed both halves of the romance. In terms of research, “You only have his letters to Fanny. You don’t have much of Fanny from which to work,” explained Morris. But the film, which has opened to critical praise for both its story and its commitment to historical accuracy, has created a romance much from Brawne’s perspective...
...young men elsewhere in Pakistan who authorities say used those videos as guides to Mumbai months later. LeT is allegedly utilizing this model around the world. "LeT started out as a provincial group in southern Punjab," says Wilson John, an expert on terrorism at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. "It's now networked across the globe...