Despite its potential to diminish the culpability of battered women accused of crimes, neurobiological evidence has yet to be meaningfully deployed in the interest of these defendants. This Article describes how neurobiological evidence can provide insights into the effects of battering, at both an individual and ecological level. Domestic violence prevention advocates and medical professionals...

Evolutionary scientists argue that human cooperation is the product of a long history of competition among rival groups. There are various reasons to believe that this logic applies particularly to men. In three experiments, using a step-level public-goods task, we found that men contributed more to their group if their group was competing with other groups than if there was no intergroup compe...

introduction minerals and trace elements like zinc have a significant effect on the growth and development of the fetus and newborn. the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between zinc deficiency during pregnancy and neonatal anthropometric indicators. materials and methods this study is a cross-sectional study and done on the women admitted for delivery in ahvaz imam khome...