Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research using zebrafish shows how environmental changes can improve social behavior in autism spectrum disorders. (CREDIT: ...

Although the home environment is known to influence behavior problems in children with developmental disabilities (DD), the precise contributions of specific domains remained unquantified, hindering ...

Environmental sustainability is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. April 22nd is Earth Day. It’s a good time to think ...

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New genomic research provides strong rationale against genetic determinism for behavior. It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences ...

Experiencing childhood trauma may lead an individual to volunteer, donate money or contact their elected officials about environmental issues later in life, according to recent research published in ...

Populations in different cultures exhibit different food choices, macronutrient intake, and patterns of eating over short and longer-term time periods. Much of ingestive behavior stems from the ...

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at Niigata University in Japan suggests that environmental context can ...

In a new perspective article, researchers underscore the importance of integrating environmental effects into genetic research. The authors discuss how failure to do so can perpetuate deterministic ...