http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. http://www.physorg.com/news168967098.html Medicine & Health Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:20:01 EST news168967098 A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates. http://www.physorg.com/news167400248.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:20:02 EST news167400248 A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch. http://www.physorg.com/news158327490.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:54:31 EST news158327490 People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for future violence. http://www.physorg.com/news152819983.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:00:13 EST news152819983 You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact adolescent behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news146320368.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:32:48 EST news146320368 Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with treatment, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news134109846.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:44:06 EST news134109846