Epigenetics News
April 16, 2024
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Mar. 7, 2024 — A research team has recently made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the DNA copying machine helps pass on epigenetic information to maintain gene traits at each cell division. ...
Feb. 21, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the mechanism of the drug valemetostat shown to be effective in treating certain types of cancer by targeting a protein modification (histone methylation) silencing the expression of tumor suppressor genes and restoring ...
Jan. 23, 2024 — While exposure to a single substance like DDT has been shown to create inherited disease susceptibility, a recent study in animals found exposure to multiple different toxicants across generations ...
Dec. 13, 2023 — Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 ...
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Mar. 6, 2024 — Some of our genes can be expressed or silenced depending on whether we inherited them from our mother or our father. The mechanism behind this phenomenon, known as genomic imprinting, is determined ...
Mar. 6, 2024 — Epigenetic changes play important roles in cancer, metabolic and aging-related diseases, but also during loss of resilience as they cause the genetic material to be incorrectly interpreted in ...
Feb. 28, 2024 — Scientists have extensively researched the structure and sequence of genetic material and its interactions with proteins in the hope of understanding how our genetics and environment interact in ...
Jan. 12, 2024 — Much is known about the added complication to pregnancy when it comes to the age of the mother, but recent studies show that the age of the father ...
Jan. 9, 2024 — Researchers have revealed a reason why endocrine resistance develops in breast cancers and how to potentially treat it in ...
Nov. 29, 2023 — Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that safeguards the biallelic expression of haploinsufficient genes, shedding light on the importance of having two copies of each chromosome. A study ...
Nov. 16, 2023 — A new theoretical model helps explain how epigenetic memories, encoded in chemical modifications of chromatin, are passed from generation to generation. Within each cell's nucleus, researchers ...
Nov. 16, 2023 — Investigators have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on epigenetic factors that is able to predict patient outcomes successfully across multiple cancer ...
Nov. 6, 2023 — The path a cell takes from healthy to metastatic cancer is mostly driven by epigenetic changes, according to a new computational ...
Nov. 1, 2023 — A susceptibility to gain weight may be written into molecular processes of human cells, a new study indicates. The proof-of-concept study with a set of 22 twins found an epigenetic signature in ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...
Oct. 9, 2023 — Researchers have unveiled a new mechanism for regulating mitochondrial function. The findings reveal the critical role played by the enzymatic activity of the lysine acetyltransferase MOF in ...
Sep. 6, 2023 — Scientists have identified a key part of a mechanism that annotates genetic information before it is passed from fathers to their offspring. The findings shed new light on genomic imprinting, a ...
Aug. 24, 2023 — A bitter taste in the mouth is often a symptom or side effect of illness, which may be the result of how the body reacts to pathogens. A new study sheds light on the mechanisms involved in the ...
Aug. 22, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a potential target for gastric cancers associated with Epstein-Barr ...
July 11, 2023 — A team of researchers has discovered that the memory of the immune system relies on characteristic epigenetic features and a specific 3D arrangement of the DNA in the nucleus of memory cells, ...
June 7, 2023 — New research finds an unexpected link between chromosomal instability and epigenetic alternations, both of which are hallmarks of cancer -- especially advanced, drug-resistant ...
May 24, 2023 — Scientists studied how the epigenetic landscape influences the binding of pioneer transcription factors, affecting access to ...
Apr. 20, 2023 — New research examines the impact that maternal stress during pregnancy has on the neuro-development of ...
Mar. 28, 2023 — A team of scientists has identified two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells, or ß cells, each with crucial characteristics that may be leveraged to better understand and treat Type 1 ...
Mar. 2, 2023 — Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response. Epigenetics are ...
Mar. 1, 2023 — A major new study reveals a 'traffic light' mechanism controlling genetic activity within cells -- a system which could potentially be targeted by cancer drugs already in development. The ...
Jan. 12, 2023 — More than 2,500 genes exhibit significant sex differences in expression in mouse alveolar type II cells (AT2s), important for keeping the lungs functioning, potentially explaining sex biases in the ...
Dec. 22, 2022 — Researchers describe the impact of epigenetics on cancer treatment and how it has become a crucial tool to improve early detection, predict disease progression and become a target for new ...
Dec. 6, 2022 — Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates. The study found that the more physically ...
Nov. 4, 2022 — The gene-silencing complex HUSH might be involved in complex disorders affecting the brain and neurons. However, its mechanism of action remains unclear. Researchers now uncover the in vivo targets ...
Nov. 2, 2022 — Toxicologists have found that the protein p53 continuously protects our cells from tumorigenesis by coordinating important metabolic processes that stabilize their ...
Oct. 4, 2022 — Researchers describe how different types of repetitive DNA elements are controlled by the same silencing mechanism in fruit fly ovaries. Central to their findings is an uncharacterized protein that ...
Oct. 3, 2022 — New epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate cancer have been ...
Sep. 29, 2022 — A team of researchers reports that molecular mechanisms of brain development during early life are likely a major determinant of obesity ...
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