Background According to several studies, the onset of the Borderline Personality Disorder
(BPD) depends on the combination between genetic and environmental factors (GxE), in …

All organisms have a stress response system to cope with environmental threats, yet its
precise form varies hugely within and across individuals, populations, and species. While …

Vertebrate Endocrinology, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of
the endocrine system for college and university students as well as researchers. This book is …

The environment experienced by developing organisms can shape the timing and character
of developmental processes, generating different phenotypes from the same genotype, each …

Stress is ubiquitous and thus, not surprisingly, many hypotheses and models have been
created to better study the role stress plays in life. Stress spans fields and is found in the …

Individuals often vary markedly in their ability to cope with stressors, but the drivers of this
variation remain poorly understood. Many studies have tested relationships among …

The length and time scales of atomistic simulations are limited by the computational cost of
the methods used to predict material properties. In recent years there has been great …

Continuous exposure to humans causes wildlife to either habituate or sensitize. Although
increased tolerance may play an important role in coexistence with humans, the …

Acutely stressful experiences can have profound and persistent effects on phenotype.
Across taxa, individuals differ remarkably in their susceptibility to stress. However, the …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most common personality disorders seen
in the general population. Among multiple identified risk factors, one of the most influential …