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B Vitamins in Mother's Diet Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk in Offspring, Animal Study Suggests
June 9, 2011 — Mice born to mothers who are fed a diet supplemented with B vitamins are less likely to develop intestinal tumors. Scientists associated the tumor suppression seen in the offspring of supplemented ... > full story -
Researchers Characterize 'Epigenetic Fingerprints' of 1,628 People
June 2, 2011 — Researchers have identified the "epigenetic fingerprints" of 1,628 people -- healthy volunteers in addition to patients suffering from common diseases, such as cancer, and cardiovascular and ... > full story -
Maternal Smoking Causes Changes in Fetal DNA, Study Finds
May 18, 2011 — Children whose mothers or grandmothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk of asthma in childhood, but the underlying causes of this are not well understood. Now a new study indicates ... > full story -
Why Some Genes Are Silenced: Researchers Find Clue as to How Notes Are Played on the 'Genetic Piano'
May 12, 2011 — Scientists report an epigenetic rationale as to how some genes are silenced and others aren't. By reversing this effect, it may be possible to devise therapies for cancer and other ... > full story -
Discovery of DNA Silencing Mechanism Reveals How Plants Protect Their Genome
May 12, 2011 — Researchers in Japan have clarified a key epigenetic mechanism by which an enzyme in the model plant Arabidopsis protects cells from harmful DNA elements. The finding contributes to advancing our ... > full story -
Epigenetic Study Reveals New Insights Into Breast Cancer
May 5, 2011 — The most comprehensive analysis yet of the epigenetic modifications present in breast cancer has revealed potentially important new ways to detect and treat the disease, Belgian researchers have ... > full story -
Traumatizing Your DNA: Researcher Warns That It Isn't 'All in the Genes'
March 23, 2011 — After an exhaustive survey of contemporary epigenetics studies, one researcher has concluded that some of the effects of stress, cancer and other chronic diseases may be passed on to our offspring -- ... > full story -
Why Poor Diet During Pregnancy Negatively Affects Offspring's Long-Term Health
March 7, 2011 — Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first ... > full story -
Molecular Mechanism Links Stress With Predisposition for Depression
January 26, 2011 — A new study provides insight into how stress impacts the brain and may help to explain why some individuals are predisposed to depression when they experience chronic stress. The research reveals ... > full story -
Molecular Rationale for Combining Targeted Agents to Treat Breast Cancer
January 14, 2011 — A new study provides a rational for treating breast cancer by combining two kinds of targeted agents, one that inhibits an overactive, cancer-causing signaling pathway in cancer cells and one that ... > full story
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