A study reveals that DNA modifications shape individual behavior, and ecological niches, while feedback from environmental ...

Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research ...

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

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 ...

Epigenetics and differences in prenatal hormone exposure can help explain how two people can share the same DNA, but not ...

A study in ‘The Lancet’ says that besides biological factors such as sperm quality, sociocultural variables also influence ...

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 ...

The brain may lose control over which genes get expressed as it ages.

Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research Centre NC³ at Bielefeld University and the University of Münster now provides ...

Low serum IgE levels were independently associated with nearly double the risk of developing CLL in a retrospective cohort study of 118,740 adults.

Researchers have uncovered epigenetic signatures behind persistent cellular memories of inflammation, which can drive chronic ...