News & Reviews

DNA Methylation Gives Epigenetic Hope to Cocaine Addiction Treatment

Not only is cocaine a highly addictive drug, but it also comes with an incredibly high chance of relapse even…

11 years ago

Smoking Linked to Epigenetic Warning Signs of Cancer in Cheek Cells

New research published in JAMA Oncology shows that DNA damage that occurs as a result of smoking may be found…

11 years ago

DNA Methylation and Glucocorticoid Resistance Offers Clues to Improve Cancer Drugs

Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital conducted a study that illuminates a mechanism by which leukemia cells resist steroids,…

11 years ago

Can An Infection Alter Your Epigenome?

There are many examples of infectious agents that are capable of modifying the behavior of their host organism. Pathogens typically…

11 years ago

How Eating Zinc Could Affect DNA Methylation and the Immune System

Zinc is a mineral that’s vital to our health and is involved in several aspects of cellular metabolism. According to…

11 years ago

Slaying the X in the Fairer Sex

In arguably the greatest feat of epigenetic orchestration, every single cell in female marsupial and eutherian mammals permanently silences an…

11 years ago

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Epigenetics

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a polygenic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood sugar levels due to pancreatic beta-cell…

11 years ago

DNA Methylation Influences Continuous Variation in Ant Worker Size

Scientists have thought that differences in traits that exist along a continuum like skin color, height, intelligence, ability to gain…

11 years ago

The Epigenetics of Depression

Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects up to 17% of the world’s population. The WHO estimates it will be the second…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Study Finds New Potential Drug Targets for Asthma and Allergies

A new epigenetic study has identified 30 genes connected to allergies and asthma that make people more susceptible to these…

11 years ago