Aging Reimagined: How “Immortal” Jellyfish DNA Could Extend Human Life
Two Eötvös Loránd University researchers have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how we age. Researchers Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai from Eötvös…
Epigenetics News
Decoding Cancer’s Hidden Language: Groundbreaking Research Maps 1.7 Million Cell Pathways
Every cell synthesizes its own proteins by interpreting the genetic information in its genes. Mutations, which are changes in this information, can impair the function…
Double Take: How Twins Are Unlocking the Molecular Mysteries of Obesity
Researchers have discovered molecular markers in cheek cells that could predict obesity, potentially allowing for early interventions and a shift towards preventative healthcare measures. A…
Scientists Discover Secret Link Between Two Key Cancer Hallmarks
A graduate student’s curiosity has uncovered a previously unknown connection between two important hallmarks of cancer: chromosomal instability and epigenetic alterations. The ensuing research, recently…
100x Resolution: MIT’s Unprecedented View of Gene Regulation
MIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before. Researchers at MIT have created a…
Turning Back the Hands of Time: New Study Shows That Relieving Stress Can Reverse Biological Age
In both preclinical models and human subjects, stress caused by surgery, pregnancy, and severe COVID-19 has been shown to accelerate signs of biological aging. However,…
Persisting Even After Weight Loss: Obesity Can Trigger Lasting Epigenetic Changes That Can Promote Inflammatory Disease
A recent study in mice has found that a history of obesity resulting from a high-fat diet can induce lasting changes in innate immunity that…
Worming Their Way Into the Secrets of Cell Differentiation – A “Startling” Discovery
Johns Hopkins University researchers have discovered that the protein histone H3 in roundworm chromosomes influences cell differentiation and pluripotency, challenging traditional views on heredity and…
Turn Back Time: Lifestyle Program Reverses Biological Age
An 8-week methylation-supportive diet and lifestyle program was found to significantly decrease biological age in a case series of women, suggesting that such interventions may…
Reversing the Clock – How Exercise Can Mimic the Effects of Youthful Cells
Evidence suggests that exercise creates a molecular profile in muscle that is consistent with the expression of youthful-promoting Yamanaka factors. A recent study published in…
A Unique New Method To Study Specific Changes in DNA After Replication
A recent technical report in Nature Cell Biology has introduced a novel method to examine specific alterations in DNA following replication. Scientists have devised a…
Researchers Have Identified the Cause of Alarmingly Common Penis Birth-Defect
The alarming rise in the frequency of hypospadias, the most common genital malformation in male infants, is believed to be caused by environmental factors such…
Not Just Waistlines: Exercise Can Change the Very Molecules in the Human Body That Influence How Genes Behave
A new study from Washington State University has found that consistent exercise can alter the molecules in the body that influence how genes behave, in…
A Toxic Inheritance: Chemotherapy Could Increase Disease Susceptibility in Future Generations
New research led by Washington State University has found that a common chemotherapy drug called ifosfamide may have toxic effects that can be passed down…
New Study Reveals That Men Age Faster Than Women
Men currently age faster than women, but the gap is shrinking. Men are biologically older than women, according to research from the University of Jyväskylä…
Scientists Redefine Obesity – Two Major Subtypes Discovered
Scientists identify two distinct types of obesity. A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists discovered two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular…
Scientists Show Transmission of Epigenetic Memory Across Multiple Generations
Changing the epigenetic marks on chromosomes results in altered gene expression in offspring and in grandoffspring, demonstrating ‘transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.’ Without changing the genetic code…
Rewriting Our Understanding of Epigenetics: Scientists Reveal We Inherit More Than Previously Thought
The discovery indicates that epigenetic inheritance could occur more frequently than previously believed. A fundamental discovery concerning a driver of healthy development in embryos might…