A study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

When species are subjected to changing environments, they can survive in their current location through genetic adaptation.

Neighborhoods with more adversity have up to twice the increased risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study. People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have ...

Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors are driving global increases in stroke, contributing to 12 million cases and more than 7 million deaths from stroke each year, new data ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects blood sugar levels. While the exact cause is unknown, environmental factors, such as infections, likely play a role. Diabetes is a ...

Gene-environment interactions with air pollutants may play critical role in increasing ASD prevalence. Study:Air pollution: an emerging risk factor for autism ...

In some cultures, people are frugal while in others they tend to be generous. Some cultures favour meticulous planning while others favour living in the moment. Theories abound about how and why ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

The environment limits plant growth and the distribution of plants. If any single environmental factor is less than ideal, it becomes a limiting factor in plant growth. Limiting factors are also ...