Read more risky behavior stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31137/risky-behavior.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:42:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68427/reckless-teens-have-more-mature-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConventional 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...http://www.newser.com/story/68427/reckless-teens-have-more-mature-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:22:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42560/study-paves-way-for-entrepreneur-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/42560/study-paves-way-for-entrepreneur-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 10:59:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38947/bush-gambles-left-us-broke-mccains-could-kill-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith 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, even as...http://www.newser.com/story/38947/bush-gambles-left-us-broke-mccains-could-kill-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Oct 2008 12:02:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28547/energy-drinks-linked-to-risk-taking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeside 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 as...http://www.newser.com/story/28547/energy-drinks-linked-to-risk-taking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 May 2008 13:59:00 CDT