Diseases & Disorders

The Consequences of a Poor Diet Could Epigenetically Persist Despite Improving Eating Habits

A majority of people know that improving your diet will lead to an improvement in your health. But not everyone…

11 years ago

Researchers Discover ‘Goldilocks Effect’ of Protein Bre1 Influences Epigenetic Regulation

Every cell in the human body contains every human gene. However, not all genes are expressed, or turned “on”, in…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Regulation and Drug Therapy Could Offer New Treatment for Kidney Stones

Although kidney stones are common and often cause excruciating pain, there are few options for treatment and a surprising lack…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Mechanism Proposes Potential Markers for Depression and Anxiety

Stress affects everyone differently – some people perform well and can adapt under stress but for others it can be…

11 years ago

Expanding Knowledge of DNA Methylation and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) conducted a study recently demonstrating how an epigenetic…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Signature Found in Blood Predicts Chances of Getting Breast Cancer

If a woman could get a blood test telling her whether or not she’s likely to develop breast cancer, preventative…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Change Tied to Hardening of the Arteries

New research suggests that when patterns of blood flow are disturbed, epigenetic changes occur to the genes in the cells…

11 years ago

Do We Already Have A Drug That Could Epigenetically Erase Traumatic Memories?

Scientists at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine discovered that the drug fingolimod, which is used to treat multiple…

11 years ago

Scientists Solve 30 Year Old Breast Cancer Riddle

Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that mice lacking one copy of a gene called CTCF have…

11 years ago

Epigenetics Holds the Answer to Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer Patients

A study conducted at Georgia State University and the University of Georgia gives us novel insight into the chemoresistance of…

11 years ago