Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome ...

In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences on the development of the fetus... | Genetics And Genomics ...

In a story of collaboration and community, researchers identified intergenerational epigenetic changes caused by war and ...

Surviving extreme conditions in nature is no easy feat. Many species of mammals rely on special adaptations called daily ...

They now run a lab at the Broad Institute in Boston. By 2024 they had created an editor that, in mice, turns off the prion gene in the brain, preventing the disease from taking hold. Next up is making ...

The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic,” ...

These 14 modifications demonstrate that stress-induced epigenetic changes may indeed appear in future generations, just as they can in animals. The study also uncovered 21 epigenetic sites in the ...

Warming temperatures may be taking a toll on older adults. New research has linked extreme heat exposure to a higher ...

Epigenetics are one of life's primary drivers of adaptations. They are why human beings who live at high altitude have more ...

These 14 modifications demonstrate that stress-induced epigenetic changes may indeed appear in future generations, just as they can in animals. The study also uncovered 21 epigenetic sites in the ...

Firefighters who fight fires in wildland urban interface zones experience genetic changes that explain their elevated risk for certain cancers.