Bailey Kirkpatrick

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

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

9 years ago

Birth Season Could Epigenetically Determine Your Allergy Risk

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

10 years ago

Nicotine Could Cause Epigenetic Changes to Testes and Compromise Fertility

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

10 years ago

Could Broccoli Epigenetically Reduce Your Cancer Risk?

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

10 years ago

Affectionate Moms with Depression May Epigenetically Buffer Their Child from Stress

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

10 years ago

Could Stressed Fathers Epigenetically Give their Children High Blood Sugar?

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

10 years ago

Histone Modifications Reveal Further Insight into the Process of Aging

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

10 years ago

Epigenetic Reprogramming Gone Awry in Embryo May Lead to Abnormal Adult Behavior

Epigenetic reprogramming occurs to the developing mammalian zygote immediately after fertilization and is crucial for proper development. This reprogramming is…

10 years ago

Bisulfite Sequencing Reveals the Evolution of a Popular Songbird’s Memory and Learning

The genome and methylome of a popular songbird, Parus major, or more commonly called the great tit, has just been…

10 years ago

DNA Methyltransferase (DNMT) Could Help Boost Memory and Reduce Anxiety

Imagine if increasing a certain type of epigenetic enzyme could ease anxiety or cure post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by simply…

10 years ago