PAXIS Institute
‘Willpower’ over the life span: Decomposing self-regulation
In the 1960s, Mischel and colleagues developed a simple ‘marshmallow test’ to measure preschoolers’ ability...
Prenatal exposure to systemic antibacterials and overweight and obesity in Danish schoolchildren: a prevalence study
Background/Objective: Prenatal exposure to antibacterials may permanently dysregulate fetal metabolic patterns via epigenetic pathways or...
Early life exposure to famine and colorectal cancer risk: a role for epigenetic mechanisms
Background Exposure to energy restriction during childhood and adolescence is associated with a lower risk...
Child abuse and epi- genetic mechanisms of disease risk
Background Child abuse is highly prevalent and associated with increased risk for a range of...
Environmental, genetic and epigenetic influences on the developmental origins of aggression and other disruptive behaviors
Leading experts review the latest findings and recommendations concerning the roots and prevention of antisocial...
An empirical comparison of methods of sampling aggression and victimization in school settings
Methods of identifying aggressive/bullying and victimized youngsters in a middle school sample were compared. First,...
Association of the paternally transmitted copy of common valine allele of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene with susceptibility to ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable, neurodevelopmental disorder with onset in...
Evidence of gene–environment correlation for peer difficulties: Disruptive behaviors predict early peer relation difficulties in school through genetic effects
Early disruptive behaviors, such as aggressive and hyperactive behaviors, known to be influenced by genetic...