England’s King George III descended into mental chaos, or what at the time was called madness, in 1789. Physicians could not say whether he would recover or if a replacement should assume the throne.

It is a common belief that mental illness runs in families. While it is true that heredity plays a role, in reality, the vast majority of cases—such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and ...

IF M. Ribot intended this work to be regarded as an original contribution to the philosophy of evolution, is impossible to consider his efforts successful. He styles the book a “Psychological Study,” ...

If heredity puts you at higher risk for a heart attack, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can bring that risk down dramatically, below the risk faced by some people whose genes would normally protect ...

Are some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity? Check-ups of 1,003 Michigan 6th graders in a school-based health program showed children who are ...

Humans have a positive view of nature. But is this due to an approach we have learned while growing up, or is it something we are born with? The answer is 'Both', according to researchers. Humans have ...

Galton treated heredity statistically. He determined averages, and his laws indicate general, or average, results. These generalizations, or laws, of Galton, based on the examination and statistical ...

THESE two competently designed books illustrate, in their different ways, the wide field covered by genetics. They will go far to counteract the erroneous impression now prevalent that genetics is ...

The study is the first to combine multigenerational family relationships with data on mental illness. It offers a unique insight into how these conditions occur both within families and across the ...

Are some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity? Check-ups of 1,003 Michigan sixth graders showed obese children tend to have the same habits, such ...