Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have shown that temperament is strongly
influenced by more than 700 genes that modulate associative conditioning by molecular …

Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS) arises from complex interactions between host genetic
and environmental factors. Although it is now widely accepted that the gut microbiota plays a …

Background Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are linked both with host genetics and with
environmental factors, including dysbioses of the gut microbiota. However, it is unclear …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most important causative agent of cervical cancers
worldwide. However, our understanding of how the vaginal microbiota might be associated …

There is fundamental doubt about whether the natural unit of measurement for temperament
and personality corresponds to single traits or to multi-trait profiles that describe the …

Although a link between the gut microbiota and alcohol-related liver diseases (ALDs) has
previously been suggested, the causative effects of specific taxa and their functions have not …

Abstract Human personality is 30–60% heritable according to twin and adoption studies.
Hundreds of genetic variants are expected to influence its complex development, but few …

While the vaginal ecosystem is maintained through mutualistic relationships between the
host and the vaginal bacteria, the effect of host genetics on the vaginal microbiota has not …

Experimental studies of learning suggest that human temperament may depend on the
molecular mechanisms for associative conditioning, which are highly conserved in animals …

Phylogenetic, developmental, and brain-imaging studies suggest that human personality is
the integrated expression of three major systems of learning and memory that regulate (1) …