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

Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in ...

Researchers developed a method to study DNA methylation in ancient non-skeletal tissues, revealing epigenetic changes in the ...

Skeletal muscle tissue demonstrates global hypermethylation with aging. However, methylome changes across the time-course of ...

High-potency cannabis use alters DNA methylation, impacting genes related to energy and immunity. These changes differ in ...

Enzymatic methylation of the C–5 position of cytosine residues can effect epigenetic inheritance by altering the expression of genes and by transmission of DNA methylation patterns through cell ...

Among the most widely used tools today to measure the deterioration of the organism over time are the so-called "epigenetic ...

War exposure in Syrian refugee children triggered unique DNA methylation changes, marking genes involved in brain development and stress responses.

As DNA methylation is a key marker of gene expression ... allowing scientists to investigate tissue-specific epigenetic changes that are not preserved in fossils. The study paves the way for ...

Stress (in its multiple forms) impacts significantly on epigenetic mechanisms, particularly DNA methylation and telomere stability. Events throughout our whole lives, from infancy on, impact on gene ...