Obesity creates lasting epigenetic changes in fat cells, making weight regain easier. Early prevention is key, as these ...

Anyone who has ever tried to get rid of a few extra kilos knows the frustration: the weight drops initially, only to be back ...

In this new science of "epigenetics," researchers are exploring how nature and nurture combine to cause behavior, traits, and illnesses that genes alone can't explain, ranging from sexual ...

A question of discipline? No, there are probably also physiological reasons. Ferdinand von Meyenn is Assistant Professor of ...

Epigenetic processes partly account for this regulation. Epigenetics is the structural modification of chromosomal areas to record, signal, or maintain changed activity levels. Since the word "epi" ...

He discovered both DNA and epigenetics can play a huge role in outcomes. And now he’s porting it to Web3. “DNA provides the genetic blueprint we're born with, determining everything from our ...

This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time... | Genetics ...

Previous research has also noted a loss of identity of fat cells in obese mice. This "cellular identity crisis" may be what ...

May 9, 2024 — A recent study led to the development of a powerful epigenetic editing technology. The system unlocks the ability to precisely program chromatin modifications at any specific ...

That title seems to summarize succinctly the role epigenetics may play in sleep disorders, most notably obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Epigenetics is the study of heritable phenotypic changes that ...

The yellow agouti mouse has been a great animal model with which to study epigenetics and fetal programming. Recently, it has also been used to show that dietary factors can prevent the agouti ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory that is based on epigenetics.