Breakthrough epigenetic study can improve the power to predict disease risk
The researchers hope their approach will have transformative effects in the field of epigenetic epidemiology.
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DNA methylation
New method boosts the study of regulation of gene activity
The researchers report the development of a chemical-based sequencing method to quantify different epigenetic markers simultaneously.
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Tuberculosis induces premature cellular aging
It’s possible that premature cellular aging in TB is one reason why survivors have a three-fold increased risk of mortality.
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Sorting out cell type-specific molecular barcodes
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine developed novel software that can distinguish methylation patterns within bulk WGBS data.
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A closer look at severe malnutrition
More than two million children die worldwide each year of severe malnutrition. Severe acute childhood malnutrition presents in two clinically distinct forms: edematous severe acute
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The making of a ‘couch potato mouse’
Some people love to exercise, but others hate it. Many researchers consider genetics to be the reason for a person’s inclination to exercise, or not
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Rearranging genomic structure rewires gene control in cancer
Widespread DNA damage is common in the cancer genome. Understanding the mechanisms that lead to it is of great interest to cancer physicians and scientists
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Image of the Month: Islet of Langerhans
Cells of the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas help regulate blood sugar. Disrupting their normal function can contribute to the development of diabetes. The
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Early postnatal overnutrition sets the body on a fast track to aging
Overnutrition during early infancy can have adverse health consequences later in life. Although researchers have known this for quite some time, the explanations have been
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This map facilitates the search for epigenetic causes of disease
More than 15 years after scientists first mapped the human genome, most diseases still cannot be predicted based on one’s genes. Thus, researchers also are
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