Natural Compound in Cypress Trees Might Epigenetically Protect Against Cancer

9 years ago

A chemical in an essential oil extracted from tree bark might actually reduce cancer growth. Researchers are finding that hinokitiol,…

Can Epigenetics Explain the Mystery of Right and Left Handedness?

9 years ago

Are you among the 90% of people who are right-handed or the 10% who are lefties? Have you ever wondered…

Sunshine and Epigenetics: Altering Histone Variant H2A.Z Turnover and Gene Expression in Rice Seedlings

9 years ago

Have you ever thought of how the day-night cycle can epigenetically affect plants? Latest research from Zhang et al. has…

Cut Out the Hype: Gene Editing With CRISPR and the Truth about Superhuman ‘Designer Babies’

9 years ago

Stories about a mysterious tool that can cut out and replace genes have crept out from behind the lab walls…

Air Pollution Could Alter Tags on DNA and Increase Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease

9 years ago

Not only is air pollution a major environmental concern, but it poses major health issues. New research suggests that inhaling…

What You Eat Adjusts Your Gut Microbiota and Epigenetic Marks

9 years ago

We’ve long known that what we eat affects the microbes in our bodies. Right now, hundreds of different species of…

Easing Pain with the Power of Epigenetics

9 years ago

Reducing pain effectively is a common goal of modern medicine, and new research suggests that epigenetics might lead us closer…

High Estrogen Levels Might Epigenetically Protect Women From a Traumatic Event

9 years ago

Whether a woman’s estrogen level is high or low could determine if she may be susceptible to developing post-traumatic stress…

High Fat, Low Carb Diet Might Epigenetically Open Up DNA and Improve Mental Ability

9 years ago

Could eating less carbohydrates and more fat relax DNA and boost mental function? Researchers found that a ketogenic diet –…

Demethylating Agent May Boost Chemotherapy Effectiveness for Specific Type of Childhood Leukemia

9 years ago

Fifty years ago, a child diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer, had little…