What You Eat Adjusts Your Gut Microbiota and Epigenetic Marks

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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

10 years ago

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

The Epigenetics of Honeybee Memory Offers a Glimpse Into Our Own Minds

10 years ago

The fascinating memory of a honeybee could give us hints about our own long-term memory formation, scientists suggest. According to…

Introducing WERAM: Find Integrated Info on Your Histone Regulator in Your Favorite Species

10 years ago

Recently Dr. Yu Xue’s group, at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, developed a database designated…

How Understanding an Individual’s Epigenetics Can Help Measure and Treat Addiction

10 years ago

For a long time humans have wondered if chemicals causing drug and alcohol addiction could be active in the genes…

Being Overweight Adds Distinct Epigenetic Marks to DNA

10 years ago

Extra weight that you may have put on during the holidays could not only appear around your belly, but also…

Dogs Exposed to BPA Give Us Epigenetic Clues About Our Own Wellbeing

10 years ago

Exposure to a widespread environmental chemical could cause changes to chemical tags on DNA, which can impact the expression of…