Does exposure to animals during childhood buffer the body's response to stress as adults?
New research offers evidence for a claim made regularly by country music singers: Growing up with a little dirt under his nails may make a country boy a little shy. But compared to a born-and-bred city slicker, that country boy will grow up to be a stronger, healthier and more laid-back man.
In ways large and small, farm kids and city kids grow up worlds apart from each other. A study published this
