Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may snowball to cause unintended ...

Epigenetics is a rapidly growing field of study that focuses on the heritable changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the underlying DNA sequence. These changes are caused by ...

Salk Institute researchers find new mode of epigenetic targeting, showing for the first time that genetic sequences can direct new DNA methylation patterns in plants LA JOLLA (November 21, 2025)—All ...

Erica Periandri and Gabor Egervari, from Washington University in St. Louis, led a study to explore how alcohol exposure in ...

How does alcohol change your brain at a genetic level? A new study reveals that alcohol metabolites directly alter epigenetic ...

Chronic inflammation can raise a person's risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key details about how that might happen in the gut and points to better ways to identify and reduce risk. Scientists ...

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 ...

The age on your driver's license may not be the same age as the cells in your body. Scientists use something called an epigenetic clock, which looks at certain chemical tags in DNA to measure your ...

It is well known that chronic inflammation can increase a person’s cancer risk, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Now, a new study reveals, in a mouse model of colitis, gut tissues may ...

A new drug, FLAV-27, targets epigenetic changes in Alzheimer’s. In preclinical studies, the drug reduced levels of ...