The debate on nature versus nurture has never ceased, particularly in discussions about neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) such as autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These ...

Quantifying social determinants of health and addressing the factors that allow disparities to persist will require standardized measurements and targeted interventions, said a panel of experts at the ...

Scientists have used data from almost half a million people in the UK Biobank to investigate an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (environmental factors) a greater contributor to our ...

A new 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 ...

Your brain ages at different paces according to social and physical environments in aging and dementia. Countries with greater inequalities - whether economic, pollution or disease-based - exhibited ...

Knowledge on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) risk factors may help inform public health authorities on high-risk populations, researchers suggest. “Although existing evidence from community-based ...