High Sugar Diet May Epigenetically Affect Sperm Quality
Obesity continues to be a rising problem in the US. It can result in a number of negative health effects that can shorten life expectancy like diabetes, hypertension, and can…
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Natural Compound in Garlic Uses Epigenetics to Fight Ovarian Cancer
…investigated as potential anticancer agents. Garlic has been singled out for its numerous uses in preventing and treating several different ailments including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Large-scale studies in the…
Exposure to Cold Temperatures Can Change Our Gene Expression and Fat Cells
…metabolic diseases, including obesity and diabetes. Even though turning white fat cells into beige and boosting thermogenesis is a natural stress response to chronic cold exposure, there are other ways…
Targeting Noncoding RNAs in Disease: Challenges and Opportunities
…make groundbreaking discoveries about the contribution of these short regulating RNAs to some of the major human diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Long noncoding RNAs are less…
Fetal Development Epigenetically Influenced by Exposure to a Widespread Chemical in Plastic
…endometriosis, diabetes, prostate cancer, neurodegenerative disease and breast cancer. In a new mouse study published in The FASEB Journal, researchers at Yale University have shown that even low levels of…
Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics During Development Could Increase the Risk of Autism and Dementia
…to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes (3). Recently, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a type of phthalate that was introduced in the 1930s, has gained attention due to its increasing…
Delivery by Cesaerian Section Linked to Epigenetic Changes in Infant’s Blood Stem Cells
…developing diseases for babies delivered this way, such as asthma, type 1-diabetes, obesity, and celiac disease. The explanation for these associations is not yet clear. “The biological mechanisms predisposing a…
Could Stressed Fathers Epigenetically Give their Children High Blood Sugar?
…change affects glucose homeostasis. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association of psychological stress with incident diabetes. We are curious about whether the effect can be passed down through generations.” First,…
m6A Editing: Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for Programmable RNA Modification
…the reversibility of the m6A modification, revealing potential therapeutic targets for m6A dysregulation-related diseases. Abnormal m6A methylation has been implicated in diverse pathologies: diabetes, obesity, neurodegeneration, and cancer, to name…
High Fat Diet in Fruit Flies Links Epigenetics to Inherited Heart Disease
…people, so it is no surprise that obesity rates are extremely high. Obesity presents a person with numerous adverse health effects that can shorten life expectancy like hypertension, diabetes, and…
