Bruce Banner take note: Researchers at the University of
Southern California and Italy have successfully identified a
critical neurological factor in aggression. By studying overly
hostile mice, they located a malfunctioning brain receptor — and
by turning it off, they were able to calm the mice down. The
discovery could have implications for people who suffer from
pathological aggression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. How
soon before there's a pill to "turn off" your rage? As we've
reported before, scientists are currently working on a pill to
make you fearless, and one to help you erase painful memories.
There's even a pill in the works that could help you save your
marriage. So why not a pill to make you less hostile? This is
the thinking of Marco Bortolato, lead author of the study which
recently appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience. "From a
clinical and social point of view, reactive aggression is
absolutely a major problem," he said through a release. "We want
to find the tools that might reduc