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NEWS ABOUT: risky behavior

risky behavior stories: 4 news summaries

Reckless Teens Have More Mature Brains 

Study links risky behavior to a better crop of white matter

Sep 2, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom says that teens who experiment with drugs, sex, and other risky behaviors do so because their brains—specifically the frontal-lobe areas responsible for decision making—are immature. But a new study turns that notion upside down, suggesting that risky teens have more mature brains than teens who play... More »

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brain • frontal lobe • fMRI • neurons • teenager • risky behavior • risk-taking

 Study Paves Way 
 for 'Entrepreneur Pill' 

Start-up bosses seen to make tough calls under stress; researchers see hormone link

Nov 13, 08 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - A study that links entrepreneurial success to risky decision-making, a trait less prevalent among buttoned-up business managers, has scientists pondering whether a pill could boost enterprising behavior. Riskiness is associated with the hormone dopamine, which could inject chutzpah into hesitant managers, the Telegraph reports. Critics doubt chemicals are solely responsible,... More »

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entrepreneurs • business • dopamine • business intelligence • management • risky behavior • risk-taking • success

OPINION

Bush Gambles Left US Broke; McCain's Could Kill Us

Palin choice shows Mac is just as willing to roll dice—but now's not the time for that

Oct 2, 08 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Wall Street unraveling, Roger Cohen writes in the New York Times, we should remember who taught America all about incautious betting: President Bush, “the first person to reprice risk on the basis it no longer existed.” The Iraq war was a gamble with US lives and money,... More »

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John McCain • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • risky behavior • financial crisis

 Energy Drinks Linked
 to Risk-Taking 

Two studies find increased incidence of risky sexual behavior, binge drinking

May 27, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beside nausea and stomach trouble, there’s a new reason to be concerned when you see your teen slamming four Red Bulls in an afternoon, the New York Times reports: risky behavior. A study in the Journal of American College Health links use of energy drinks with risky behavior such... More »

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high school • caffeine • energy drink • teen sex • teen drinking • risky behavior • risk-taking

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