Diseases & Disorders

Bolstering Your Defenses Against COVID-19: An “Epigenetic” Diet

A scientific look at how certain compounds in foods might epigenetically impact target sites to hinder viral infection by SARS-CoV-2,…

4 years ago

Vaccine Targets Viral Epigenetic Modification, Could Prevent Respiratory Infection

As COVID-19 is proving to the world, viruses are powerful biological agents, capable of rapidly effecting massive damage and fatality.…

4 years ago

A Look Into the Epigenetics of a Coronavirus Infection

Emerging viral infections pose a major threat to global public health. In the last two decades, the world has dealt…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Changes May Trigger Colorectal Cancer in Unhealthy Guts

Data from the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) shows that colorectal cancer is the third most lethal cancer in the world.…

4 years ago

Drug Combination May Epigenetically Help Prevent Breast Cancer

Approximately one out of every eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer at some point in their…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Mechanism May Limit CRISPR Effectiveness

CRISPR technology has been one of the hottest tools to emerge in genetics research. Developed based on the modes of…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Marks in Blood May Help Detect Early Alzheimer’s

Late onset Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of the disease, which affects over 35 million people around the…

4 years ago

Teen Drinking Is Very Bad…For Brain Development

Adolescent alcohol exposure is a well-known, major public health problem affecting a large number of youths during a particularly critical…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Switches May Leave DNA Vulnerable

The field of epigenetic research has been making huge strides in identifying the mechanisms involved in controlling how genes are…

4 years ago

Epigenetic Marks Found In Blood Test Could Help Save Diabetics

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness in which a person’s body cannot produce enough insulin to process blood sugar…

4 years ago