Protective Epigenetic Marks Go Awry in Alzheimer’s Disease

7 years ago

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that occurs due to an accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles…

Researchers Combine Epigenetics and Brain Imaging to Help Combat PTSD

7 years ago

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or…

Epigenetic Bee Study Explains Why Cocaine is So Addictive

8 years ago

Bees, like humans, have been known to act…well, buzzed when given cocaine. And just like us, they can also become…

A Western Diet May Adjust Epigenetic Marks on Children’s DNA and Damage The Nervous System

8 years ago

A recent study has shown that following a western diet even before your child is born may lead to dysfunction…

EpigenCare Pioneers Personalized Skincare Based on Your Unique Epigenetic Signature

8 years ago

Pinpointing factors that make a person unique could shift the entire landscape of how we attend to our health –…

Epigenetics May Explain Why Stress From Exercise is Good for the Heart

8 years ago

In the exercise community, it is often preached that working out is a form of medicine and can be crucial…

Paternal Environmental and Lifestyle Factors Influence Epigenetic Inheritance

8 years ago

There is strong evidence that suggests certain environmental or lifestyle factors may lead to increased risk of developing chronic diseases.…

Maybe She’s Born With it, Maybe it’s Epigenetics: 5 Tips for Beauty and Anti-Aging

8 years ago

We might say a beautiful woman is born with her looks or that she was endowed with good genes. But…

Muscles ‘Remember’ Previous Exercise in the Form of Epigenetic Tags on DNA

8 years ago

Our muscles may actually possess a molecular memory in the form of epigenetic marks on our DNA. According to a…

Erasure of Tet-Oxidized 5-Methylcytosine by SRAP1

8 years ago

DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic mechanism that plays a critical role in the regulation of gene expression during embryonic…