SEATTLE — Parkinson's disease is now considered the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease in the U.S. Researchers are also finding environmental factors — even our drinking water — may play a ...

Researchers have mapped how hundreds of everyday environmental and lifestyle exposures, from diet and pollution to social ...

A new report released Tuesday links Iowa's high cancer rates to environmental factors including pesticides, contaminated ...

A report by the Iowa Environmental Council and Harkin Institute looked at peer-reviewed research on environmental factors and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...