Diseases & Disorders

DNA Methylation as a Tool for Predicting Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Researchers in the UK have discovered a new way to assess the risk of developing type 2 diabetes years before…

11 months ago

Researchers Discovered the Start and Stop Controls of Gene Expression

For years, scientists have been trying to understand how a particular histone modification called H3K4me3 affects gene expression. Although it…

1 year ago

Green Phytochemical Epigenetically Enhances Cancer Treatment

For many people undergoing cancer treatment, chemotherapy is their best hope for recovery or remission. However, chemo may not always…

1 year ago

Epigenetic Mechanism Found May Combat Cancer and Aging

From the time we are born, the cells in our bodies are constantly replicating - creating and repairing the tissues…

1 year ago

AI Boosts Gene Editing for Epigenetic Therapies

Gene editing and artificial intelligence (AI) are two powerful discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize disease treatment. While gene…

1 year ago

Epigenetic Switch Helps the Body Fight Infections

Keeping the body healthy – that’s the immune system’s job. And a healthy immune system allows our body to defend…

1 year ago

Histone mimicry: How a SARS-CoV-2 protein functions as an H3 mimic to disrupt host cell epigenetic regulation

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first recognized at the beginning of 2020 and is responsible for the…

1 year ago

Researchers Discover New Epigenetic Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer

Cancer that occurs in the prostate is one of the most common cancers found in men globally. It is also…

2 years ago

Researchers Discover Disease Causes Abnormal Chromatin Packaging in Cells

DNA exists within every cell in the body, but it’s packaged differently in each cell type or tissue. The bundled-up…

2 years ago

Evaluating the Epigenetic Age of Sperm to Predict Pregnancy Outcomes

Women's health behaviors and age have historically been seen as the determining factors to a successful pregnancy. Of course, that…

2 years ago