Children of Diabetic Moms May Benefit from the Epigenetic Power of Green Tea

10 years ago

If a mother with diabetes drinks green tea during pregnancy, could it improve her child’s development? For years, pregnant women…

Book Review: Super Genes

10 years ago

Change your genes, change your life. Seems like a radical idea, especially since we’ve been taught to believe that our…

New Method Simultaneously Profiles Methylome and Transcriptome in the Same Single Cell

10 years ago

A new single-cell genomics protocol that is potentially transformative for epigenetics research has been developed by scientists in the UK…

Birth Season Could Epigenetically Determine Your Allergy Risk

10 years ago

It has long been acknowledged that the season during which you were born can influence you throughout your life in…

Nicotine Could Cause Epigenetic Changes to Testes and Compromise Fertility

10 years ago

Despite the countless destructive health consequences and carcinogenic properties of cigarette smoke, the CDC estimates that 40 million adults in…

Epigenetics: Feeding the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic?

10 years ago

Every kid reaching for the junk food has heard mom and dad’s warning, “You are what you eat!” But parents…

Could Broccoli Epigenetically Reduce Your Cancer Risk?

10 years ago

We’ve often heard that certain foods might have the power to reduce our risk of disease. There’s Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG),…

Affectionate Moms with Depression May Epigenetically Buffer Their Child from Stress

10 years ago

Different environmental factors experienced by a child can undoubtedly impact their life in the long run. Whether they were born…

Could Stressed Fathers Epigenetically Give their Children High Blood Sugar?

10 years ago

What if stress experienced by fathers could actually be passed down epigenetically to their children, who then experience its effects…

Histone Modifications Reveal Further Insight into the Process of Aging

10 years ago

Epigenetic research on the potential molecular causes of aging has piqued the curiosity of many people who want to know…