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New research published in JAMA Oncology shows that DNA damage that occurs as a result of smoking may be found…
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital conducted a study that illuminates a mechanism by which leukemia cells resist steroids,…
There are many examples of infectious agents that are capable of modifying the behavior of their host organism. Pathogens typically…
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In arguably the greatest feat of epigenetic orchestration, every single cell in female marsupial and eutherian mammals permanently silences an…
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a polygenic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood sugar levels due to pancreatic beta-cell…
Scientists have thought that differences in traits that exist along a continuum like skin color, height, intelligence, ability to gain…
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects up to 17% of the world’s population. The WHO estimates it will be the second…
A new epigenetic study has identified 30 genes connected to allergies and asthma that make people more susceptible to these…