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…
A region of the brain known as the amygdala is normally activated when people perceive fear and anger in others.…
New research exposes the epigenetic changes and harmful consequences that can occur as a result of exposure to diesel exhaust…
We all know that exercise is good for us, but researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are exploring the…
The nascent field of epigenetics has been helpful in elucidating upon other polygenic traits and diseases. Thus it only seems…
Researchers have found that the regulation of a specific gene located in an area of the brain linked to depression…
The Quebec Ice Storm of 1998 was a devastating time that plunged more than 3 million Quebecers into frigid darkness…