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Researchers Find That Moms Pass On Additional Epigenetic Information To Their Children

Our understanding of early development and its importance for lifelong health is constantly evolving, thanks in part to the growing…

3 years ago

Living in a dreamworld: What genetics (and epigenetics?) can tell us about lucid dreams

Have you ever become aware that you’re in a dream state while you’re dreaming?  If so, then chances are you’ve…

3 years ago

Researchers Discover Disease Causes Abnormal Chromatin Packaging in Cells

DNA exists within every cell in the body, but it’s packaged differently in each cell type or tissue. The bundled-up…

3 years ago

Evaluating the Epigenetic Age of Sperm to Predict Pregnancy Outcomes

Women's health behaviors and age have historically been seen as the determining factors to a successful pregnancy. Of course, that…

3 years ago

Severe COVID-19 Reaction in Children Carries a Distinctive Epigenetic Signature

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals in hot zones like New York City were bursting with incoming patients.…

3 years ago

Epigenetic Study Reveals Novel Subgroups for Type 2 Diabetes

Today over 400 million people around the globe are living with diabetes, the more significant majority of which have type…

3 years ago

Alleviating Epigenetically-Regulated Chronic Pain

Pain is a natural symptom of damage to the body, either done by disease or injury. Usually, it subsides upon…

3 years ago

Epigenetically Reversing Mental Health Disorders that Arise from Adolescent Binge Drinking

Imagine being able to undo some of the bad mistakes we made in our youth, like drinking too much. It's…

4 years ago

Epigenetics May Explain Vulnerability to Food Addiction

Food is a necessity as much as it is a pleasure to pretty much everyone. But to the food addict,…

4 years ago

Cataloging DNA Methylation & Gene Expression in Children

Over the last few decades, the study of epigenetics has broadened our understanding of how the environment affects human development…

4 years ago