Could Epigenetics Rescue Cognitive Impairment Caused by Getting Old?

10 years ago

As we get older, our cognitive ability declines, especially our memory. Although aging-related cognitive impairment occurs naturally, humans have been…

Epigenetic Mark Might Make Some People More Prone to Drug Addiction

10 years ago

Why are some people more vulnerable to drug addiction than others? Why is it possible for a person to use…

Maternal Smoking Epigenetically Harms Child Development

10 years ago

Thankfully, smoking is a habit all pregnant women are advised to break. But, surprisingly, this wasn’t always the case, especially…

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),…