Our surroundings shape a lot more than our daily routines. They influence everything from how we think to how we feel and function. Consider how noise from the street might make it hard to concentrate ...

Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via Getty Images Your genes play a major role in determining your height, hair and eye color, and skin ...

Your environment affects how well your medications work -- identifying exactly how could make medicine better Even the air ...

Our environment has a silent but profound influence on our daily behaviors. While many assume that habits are built (and broken) on sheer willpower and motivation, the reality is that our surroundings ...

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Gary W. Miller receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health, the Department of Defense, Cancer Research UK, and the European Commission. He ...