Researchers have built a detailed map of DNA methylation changes in nearly 1,000 human brains from six weeks after conception ...

Why do identical twins sometimes experience different health outcomes as they age? How is it that a pregnant woman’s nutrition can influence her unborn child’s future risk of developing certain ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to be experienced by roughly 1 in 127 people worldwide. It is characterized by atypical patterns in brain development, ...

The first complete DNA methylation atlas of 39 human cell types reveals which genes can talk or are silenced, depending on whether their sequence is linked to methyl group epigenetic modification that ...

In the cancer type multiple myeloma, the malignant cells differ significantly from normal cells regarding the layer of chemical "tags" on DNA and proteins that control whether genes are turned on or ...

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but a new ...

Paternal smoking during puberty was linked to epigenetic age acceleration in female offspring determined via three epigenetic ...

Understanding the mechanisms that drive human aging is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. Traditional ...

The epigenetics market offers growth opportunities through advancements in diagnosis and personalized treatments for diseases, driven by the prevalence of cancer, AIDS, COVID-19, and innovative ...

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population ...

Smoking cigarettes can also cause epigenetic changes. This is most evident in people who are heavy smokers. Smoking-associated DNA methylation alterations in genes can contribute to lung cancer ...