In a first for the field of epigenomics, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have demonstrated the feasibility of studying systemic differences in DNA methylation at the population ...

The biomedical literature provides many examples when medical conditions that were classically viewed as a paradigm for genetic inheritance appear to be shaped by additional factors, which cannot be ...

This study is led by Dr Cheng-Guo Duan (Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science). As a conserved epigenetic mark, DNA cytosine methylation at 5’ position (5-mC) ...

A new study may finally change how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed. Scientists from UCLA Health and the ...

Epigenetic aging during childhood can predict cardiometabolic health in young adulthood and indicate increased risk for cardiometabolic disease.

Dr. Manel Esteller and Dr. Verónica Dávalos, researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, describe in a new article the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has ...

New research shows that regular cannabis smokers bear genetic scars similar to tobacco users, but quitting can help the body recover, highlighting the potential for blood-based biomarkers in public ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

The cells of people who vape have been found to contain changes to DNA similar to those seen in the cells of smokers. These changes in cell DNA, known as epigenetic changes, were found in cells ...

A life-altering experience “doesn’t just die with you,” one expert says. “It has a life of its own afterwards.” Scientists are gathering evidence that suggests emotional trauma can transcend ...