Aggression and Justice Involvement: Does Uric Acid Play a Role?

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 268 - 268

Published: March 2, 2025

The search for biological markers that can be reliably linked to aggression and antisocial behavior has been central the work of criminology. One such marker, uric acid, long suspected play a causative role in promoting anger, irritability, aggression, violence. Here, this perspective article, we revisit some historical interest acid as compound relevant brain behavior, reflect these early accounts off emergent scientific research. Advances sciences, including neuropsychiatry neuromicrobiology, have allowed more sophisticated understanding potential mechanistic pathways linking with cognition behavior. updated science suggests ideas surrounding criminology had credibility. available research strongly biomarker risk, is worthy further close scrutiny. Informed by gut–brain–microbiome research, argue certain aspects early-to-mid-20th-century were prematurely abandoned. From legalome perspective, advances other gut–brain biomarkers aid shaping humane, scientifically grounded policies recognize interplay between biology environment.

Language: Английский

The Legalome: Microbiology, Omics and Criminal Justice

Microbial Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Advances in neuromicrobiology and related omics technologies have reinforced the idea that unseen microbes play critical roles human cognition behaviour. Included this research is evidence indicating gut microbes, through direct indirect pathways, can influence aggression, anger, irritability antisocial Moreover, manufacture chemicals are known to compromise cognition. For example, recent court decisions United States Europe acknowledge produce high levels of ethanol, without consumption alcohol by defendants. The dismissal driving while intoxicated charges these cases—so‐called auto‐brewery syndrome—highlights way which microbiome knowledge will enhance precision, objectivity fairness our legal systems. Here opinion essay, we introduce concept ‘legalome’—the application science forensic psychiatry criminal law. We argue rapid pace microbial discoveries, including those challenge ideas free moral responsibility, necessitate a reconsideration traditional doctrines justifications retributive punishment. implications extend beyond courtroom, challenging us reconsider how environmental factors—from diet socioeconomic conditions—might shape preventative rehabilitative efforts their effects on microbiome.

Language: Английский

Factors Affecting Ultra‐Processed Food Consumption: Hedonic Hunger, Food Addiction, and Mood

Food Science & Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(5)

Published: May 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Ultra‐processed foods (UPF) play a central role in modern diets but pose serious threat to public health. The aim of this study was investigate the relationship between UPF consumption and hedonic hunger, food addiction, mood explain impact these factors on dietary habits. This cross‐sectional included 3997 adults (2517 female, 1480 male), aged 18–65 years, recruited through snowball sampling Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected via web‐based survey that demographic information, self‐reported anthropometric measurements, validated scales: Screening Questionnaire Highly Processed Food Consumption, Power Scale, Yale Addiction Depression Anxiety Stress Scale‐21. mean age participants 31.7 ± 12.82 years. Consumption positively correlated with Scale score subdimension scores Scale‐21 ( p < 0.05). According linear regression analysis, it determined gender, age, score, depression, anxiety, stress affected There difference groups low high levels terms marital working status, In conclusion, considering influence addiction consumption, policies interventions targeting psychosocial processes individuals should be developed further research conducted area limit promote healthy eating habits along conscious behaviors.

Language: Английский