A scholarly exchange published in Epigenetics Communications has reignited one of the most consequential debates in modern ...

Few ideas in modern biology have captured the public imagination quite like epigenetics. The promise is seductive: chemical ...

An international team of researchers has discovered that formaldehyde, a widely spread pollutant and common metabolite in our body, interferes in the epigenetic programming of the cell. This finding ...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to be one of the most prevalent and complex metabolic diseases globally, affecting approximately 500 million people. Characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

Understanding the mechanisms of low temperature-induced epigenetic reprogramming may therefore inform cancer treatments. All in all, this research shows that the genome isn't a fixed instruction ...

Newswise — Public health experts estimate that more than 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic through contaminated drinking water. Scientists know long-term exposure to arsenic is ...

Environmentally caused alterations to specific areas of the genome -- known as imprint control regions -- during early development may contribute to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and ...

Source: Strawbridge Studios, Wikimedia Commons/ CC by 3.0 In a previous post, I cited a talk by Randy Jirtle (left) which touched on the imprinted brain theory and now can add another by the man who ...

Epigenetics, the chemical mechanisms that control the activity of genes, allows our cells, tissues and organs to adapt to the changing circumstances of the environment around us. This advantage can ...