The Epigenetics of Antifungal Resistance
…found that B. cinerea, better known as Soft Rot, produces sRNAs to disrupt immune signaling pathways in plants (Hua, 2018). In other words, they can be used by a host…
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Epigenetic Marks May Regulate Liver Disease
…found a different pattern of DNA methylation of genes involved in reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species production, both of which are produced by immune cells during liver inflammation. “Our…
RNA Modification Detected in Swine Coronavirus
…their ability to suspend innate immune response, contributing to an infection’s severity and persistence. Despite efforts to develop protection against PEDV using inactivated virus vaccines, the disease remains challenging to…
Synergistic Epigenetic Medications Show Promise in Colorectal Cancer and Beyond
…prompt cancer cells to mimic viral behavior, rendering them more vulnerable to the body’s immune system. Rothbart and his team illustrated that the combined use of DNMT and EZH2 inhibitors…
Severe COVID-19 Reaction in Children Carries a Distinctive Epigenetic Signature
…including HIV,” noted Dr. Pujol. To add to that, “it seems that in both syndromes, MIS-C and Kawasaki, there is an exaggerated reaction of the children’s immune system against a…
Cuddling Can Leave Positive Epigenetic Traces on Your Baby’s DNA
…those who received little contact to five specific DNA sites. Of these five sites, two of them were located within genes related to the immune system and metabolism. Still, the…
Open Mind, Open Genes: Exercising Your Epigenetic Power with Yoga
…in a specific immune protein. Since inflammation has been connected to stress and depression, engaging in physical activities which reduce inflammation and promote anti-inflammatory factors can be very beneficial. The…
AI Detects Disease Clues from DNA Methylation Data
…gauge the impact of factors like smoking on gene expression and lung function. DNAm also plays a significant role in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, influencing disease activity…
Will Losing Sleep Cause a Change in Your Genes?
Sleep deprivation is quite common among students and working adults. Unfortunately, it causes changes in mood, attention, metabolism, immune system, hormones and much more. If sleep deprivation continues for years,…
3 Pioneering Epigenetic Labs: Exploring the People and Discoveries that Transcend the Lab Walls
…in cancer, but he has also investigated the epigenetic basis of topics such as autoimmune disease, neuropsychiatric illness, and obesity ever since his lab branched into disease epigenetics more generally,…
