News & Reviews

Could a New Epigenetic Blood Test Predict Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease characterized by the body’s inability to properly use insulin and it affects over 29 million Americans.…

8 years ago

Could Epigenetics Rescue Cognitive Impairment Caused by Getting Old?

As we get older, our cognitive ability declines, especially our memory. Although aging-related cognitive impairment occurs naturally, humans have been…

8 years ago

Epigenetic Mark Might Make Some People More Prone to Drug Addiction

Why are some people more vulnerable to drug addiction than others? Why is it possible for a person to use…

8 years ago

Maternal Smoking Epigenetically Harms Child Development

Thankfully, smoking is a habit all pregnant women are advised to break. But, surprisingly, this wasn’t always the case, especially…

8 years ago

Children of Diabetic Moms May Benefit from the Epigenetic Power of Green Tea

If a mother with diabetes drinks green tea during pregnancy, could it improve her child’s development? For years, pregnant women…

8 years ago

Book Review: Super Genes

Change your genes, change your life. Seems like a radical idea, especially since we’ve been taught to believe that our…

8 years ago

Birth Season Could Epigenetically Determine Your Allergy Risk

It has long been acknowledged that the season during which you were born can influence you throughout your life in…

8 years ago

Nicotine Could Cause Epigenetic Changes to Testes and Compromise Fertility

Despite the countless destructive health consequences and carcinogenic properties of cigarette smoke, the CDC estimates that 40 million adults in…

8 years ago

Epigenetics: Feeding the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic?

Every kid reaching for the junk food has heard mom and dad’s warning, “You are what you eat!” But parents…

8 years ago

Could Broccoli Epigenetically Reduce Your Cancer Risk?

We’ve often heard that certain foods might have the power to reduce our risk of disease. There’s Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG),…

8 years ago