Bipolar Disorder Linked to Accelerated Epigenetic Aging
…epigenetic age is measured by molecular markers of chemical modification to DNA, specifically DNA methylation or DNAm age. Researchers now use the epigenetic clock to estimate the age of most…
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Epigenetics to the Rescue on Climate Change
…heat and toxins, affect DNA indirectly by modifying certain epigenetic factors or mechanisms. These mechanisms produce compounds that attach to the DNA and interact with the genetic material, yet do…
Epigenetic Mechanism Found May Combat Cancer and Aging
…is the unique gene expression patterns that distinguish one cell type from another. Recent evidence suggests that chromatin state, which is determined by histone modifications and DNA methylation, plays a…
DNA Hydroxymethylation Regulates Gene Expression of Cancer-Causing Epstein-Barr Virus
…University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that an epigenetic mechanism known as DNA hydroxymethylation can alter the virus’s DNA and impact the proliferation of NPC. EBV is either lytic or latent…
A Role for m6A Methylation in the Immune Response of Natural Killer Cells Toward Cancer
…the processes of NK cells, including chromatin remodeling, DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA modifications. To better understand NK cells’ role in tumor immune surveillance, scientists from The University of…
Eat Well, Exercise Regularly and Monitor Your Epigenome
…summarized below: The level of methylation at the seven loci of PGC-1α was relatively stable over the nine year study period. For one locus a 10% increase in DNA methylation…
Bones of Ancient Relatives Give Us Epigenetic Clues About Ourselves
…DNA and compared it against the methylation map of modern humans. What they found was around 2,000 differentially methylated regions (DMRs). This tells us there were 2,000 areas in the…
Epigenetics Could Explain Why COVID-19 Affects People Differently
…published as a preprint by the Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar, researchers found different DNA methylation patterns associated with the ACE2 gene between individuals. DNA methylation patterns differed by gender…
Daytime Sleepiness May Be Result of Epigenetic Change
…of the DNA to modify access to the code and alter the gene’s expression. DNA methylation is part of the field of study known as epigenetics. If a mutation is…
Epigenetic Study Reveals Novel Subgroups for Type 2 Diabetes
…insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD); 2) severe insulin-resistant diabetes (SIRD); mild obesity-related diabetes (MOD); and 4) mild age-related diabetes (MARD). Using genome-wide DNA methylation analysis, they investigated whether DNA methylation differed among…
