Most clinicians still underestimate the degree to which genetic factors shape personality traits and personality development. This is not controversial within behavioral genetics, but it remains ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers from the United States of America conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on personality traits to identify ...

Our parents' genes, even the ones we didn't inherit, leave a measurable lasting imprint on our lives. An international team ...

DNA plays a role, but that's not the whole story Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Personality traits are influenced by both ...

The risk for teenage alcohol use is shaped by more than just peer pressure or curiosity, according to a Rutgers-led study. Alcohol use during adolescence is associated with a heightened risk for ...