Children who are impulsive and exuberant can be challenging. Recent research speaks to both the nature and nurture aspects of ...

Is it possible to separate the roles of our genetic inheritance from our environment? Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and polygenic scores have tried to look at the genetic component. But it ...

Blame it on your parents (nature). Blame it on your friends (nurture). But, in truth, you can probably blame your personality on both. Is the development of human personalities the result of inherited ...

Nature and Nurture ...

Dear Healthy Men: I know men’s lifespan is shorter than women’s. But how much of that has to do with biology and how much with males’ behavior and socialization? A: Although the simple biological fact ...

The pit bull terrier struggles with misleading accusations. Pit bulls are seen as, by many, as dangerous dogs who will eventually attack at any given moment. Even when you type “pit bull” into Google ...

People are fascinated with leadership, and rightly so. After all, most of the “big things” that happen in the world (both good and bad) can be directly traced to decisions, behaviors, or choices of ...