A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

The following is a summary of “Histone Modifications and DNA Methylation in Psoriasis: A Cellular Perspective,” published in the January 2025 issue of Allergy and Immunology by Pan et al. Epigenetic ...

With the strong associations established in epidemiologic studies and a dearth of evidence on the actual mechanisms by which pesticides inflict their damage on the brain, a new meta-analysis ...

KUNMING -- Chinese researchers have recently discovered that unique DNA methylation characteristics in long-lived men grant ...

New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of ...

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the ...

As well as being essential in the precise packaging of DNA into the space of the nucleus, histone proteins are also the site ...

How do bacteria - harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease - organize their activities? A new study, combining powerful genomic-scale microscopy with a technical innovation, ...

Researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines.

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA ...

Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping ...