Epigenetics is the science of how your lifestyle, environment, and even emotions can alter your gene activity without ...

Going by his words, understanding the human brain is far more complex than comprehending the entire solar system. Veteran ...

Cancer researchers have long treated genetic chaos and epigenetic rewiring as separate engines of disease, two parallel ...

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

A naturally occurring dietary compound has been linked to biological signs of slower aging. Higher levels of theobromine in ...

Scientists are literally turning back the clocks in our cells, with the first drugs about to go to human trials ...

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

CpG density and epigenetic modification state modulate DNA mechanics, altering its intrinsic compatibility with nucleosome formation.

As people live longer, the gut quietly accumulates damage that can tip the balance between healthy tissue renewal and chronic ...

If you enjoy dark chocolate or coffee, or both, you may be benefiting from a substance found in these products that is linked ...