News & Reviews

The Precise Power of CRISPR/Cas9 System Creates Exciting Opportunities for Genetic and Epigenetic Editing

A breakthrough genome-editing technique known as CRISPR has been shown by MIT biological engineers to disrupt a single parasite gene…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Regulation and Drug Therapy Could Offer New Treatment for Kidney Stones

Although kidney stones are common and often cause excruciating pain, there are few options for treatment and a surprising lack…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Mechanism Proposes Potential Markers for Depression and Anxiety

Stress affects everyone differently – some people perform well and can adapt under stress but for others it can be…

11 years ago

Expanding Knowledge of DNA Methylation and Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) conducted a study recently demonstrating how an epigenetic…

11 years ago

Jumping Enzyme Discovered in Nucleus Influences Epigenetic Regulation

A study led by a team of researchers at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta…

11 years ago

Molecular Memory and a Two-Step Process of Epigenetic Inheritance

New evidence supports the epigenetic mechanism by which acquired traits may be inherited. The research found that cells silence genes…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Tags on Serotonin Transporter Gene Linked to Stress

A new study offers an epigenetic explanation as to why some people are more reactive to stress or more vulnerable…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Transfer of Nutrition ‘Memory’ Ends Before Great-Grandchildren

A child is at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and obesity if his or her mother was…

11 years ago

Delivery by Cesaerian Section Linked to Epigenetic Changes in Infant’s Blood Stem Cells

The way a baby is delivered may epigenetically impact stem cells of the infant, according to a new study at…

11 years ago

Epigenetic Signature Found in Blood Predicts Chances of Getting Breast Cancer

If a woman could get a blood test telling her whether or not she’s likely to develop breast cancer, preventative…

11 years ago