…malaria cases per year. Artemisin and chloroquine are drugs currently used as malaria treatments, but P. falciparum is growing increasingly resistant. New drugs must be developed, but possible genetic targets…
…how certain HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) have been used to treat kidney damage and lung cancer, and how a naturally derived HDACi can potentially fight bladder cancer. The researchers tested their…
…built up pockets of gas. When it comes to preventing cancer, a 2012 study 4 illustrated ginger’s remarkable anticancer activity in inhibiting growth and production of prostate cancer cells. Specifically,…
…and 3b seem to mediate establishment of new or de novo DNA methylation patterns. Diseased cells such as cancer cells may be different in that DNMT1 alone is not responsible…
In a new study, researchers have found that epigenetic effects can result from taking a popular antidepressant drug, which may help indicate whether or not a patient will respond positively…
Fifty years ago, a child diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer, had little to no chance of survival. Today, those odds have increased…
…cancer. Inside the cell’s nucleus, DNA tightly winds itself around histones, a specialized type of protein responsible for the formation of chromatin. Typically, histones package the DNA so tightly that…
…taking the time to relax and unwind. 3. Sleep to Reduce Cancer Risk Impaired sleep causes serious disruptions to a crucial regulatory process in our body known as the circadian…
…be crucial in some cancers and neuropsychiatric diseases. He stated, “DNA methylation is used as a target for therapy in certain cancer types, such as leukemia, but we still lack…
…sipping on some tea could lead to epigenetic changes in your genes, especially in those linked to cancer? A recent study supports the notion that tea might be a key…
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