Epigenetics Articles

• Cystic Fibrosis
  Lung Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cystic fibrosis

  Cystic fibrosis (CF), also called mucoviscidosis, is an autosomal, recessive, hereditary disease of the exocrine glands. It affects the lungs, sweat glands and the digestive system, causing chronic ... > more
• Birth Defects
  Alcoholism
  Infant's Health
  Addiction
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during ... > more
• Lymphoma
  Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lung Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Lymphoma

  Lymphoma is a variety of cancer that originates in lymphocytes or, more rarely, of histiocytes. Collectively, these cell types form the reticuloendothelial system and circulate in the vessels of the ... > more
• Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Molecular Biology
  Cell Biology
  Genes
  Human Biology
   
  

  Biochemistry

  Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms. Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of cellular components, such as proteins, ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Psychology Research
  Hormone Disorders
  Sports Medicine
  Gynecology
   
  

  Hypothalamus

  In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > more
• Stem Cells
  Sickle Cell Anemia
  Lung Cancer
  Lymphoma
  Nervous System
  Human Biology
   

  Programmed cell death

  Programmed cell death (PCD) is the deliberate suicide of an unwanted cell in a multicellular organism. In contrast to necrosis, which is a form of cell death that results from acute tissue injury and ... > more
• Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lymphoma
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Cancer
   

  Leukemia

  Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > more
• Fertility
  Mating and Breeding
  Sexual Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Erectile Dysfunction
  Prostate Cancer
   

  Semen

  Semen or sperm is a fluid that contains spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) of male or hermaphroditic animals, including humans, for fertilization of female ova. Semen ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Women's Health
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Breast cancer

  Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. Worldwide, it is the most common form of cancer in females, affecting approximately 1 out of 11-12 women at some stage of their life in the Western world. ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Wounds and Healing
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Prostate Cancer
   

  Androgen

  Androgen is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates ... > more

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