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 recent technical report in Nature Cell Biology has introduced a novel method to examine specific alterations in DNA following replication. Scientists have devised a…
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…
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…
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…
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 identify two distinct types of obesity. A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists discovered two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular…
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…
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…
A recent study headed by University of Maryland scientists explains why small mammals like bats live such long lives. The big brown bat, which is…
DNA level changes can hasten aging by roughly five years, according to a UCLA-led study. According to experts at the University of California, Los Angeles,…
A new sperm age measurement could predict pregnancy success Pregnancy, often known as gestation, is the period of time when one or more fetuses grow…
Discovery of ‘yoyo’ mechanism could pave the way for generating artificial oocytes in the lab. A potential new diagnostic marker that predicts the successful and…
A gene responsible for prenatal death when critical transgenerational instructions are missing from egg cells has been discovered by researchers at the RIKEN Center for…
Researchers have identified factors required to generate naïve stem cells by reprogramming. Researchers from the Babraham Institute’s Epigenetics research program have been able to learn…
A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may…
Your DNA holds the blueprint to build your body, but it’s a living document: Adjustments to the design can be made by epigenetic marks. Epigenetic…
Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor in adults have discovered a new way of analyzing diseased and healthy cells from…
