This post is the second in a series on the relationship between epigenetic factors and the risk of developing psychiatric disorders. In the previous post I reviewed epigenetic mechanisms that may ...

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 ...

In two previous posts, I introduced essential concepts of epigenetics, the role of epigenetics in mental health broadly, and reviewed research findings on epigenetic factors that increase risk of ...

As the human body is developing, cells have to differentiate and specialize into certain specific types of cells, so they can carry out the correct function where they are supposed to, whether they ...

If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child's genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of ...

An epigenetic study found that sperm DNA methylation changes with paternal age at thousands of genomic sites, including regions linked to autism. Age-related epigenetic shifts in sperm may help ...

Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, disabling and expensive public health crises in the United States. It affects more than 100 million Americans, with annual costs estimated at $635 billion, ...

Two distinct subtypes, U-CLL C1 and U-CLL C2, were identified within IGHV-unmutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, showing ...

A review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesizes growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet, obesity, smoking, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and stress alter sperm ...

Working model of the BrHDA6-BrSOT12 module in downy mildew resistance of B. rapa.