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Weaning, more than a change of food: it shapes a life-long, healthy gut

March 24, 2026 antibiotics, babies, DNA methylation, epigenetic change, gut immunity, MHC Class II, microbiome, Research, weaning

In animal models, weaning reshaped the gut microbiome, which in turn ‘trained’ intestinal stem cells to respond better to microbes later in life.

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Scientists answer a 20-year-old question in epigenetics

July 31, 2025 CoRSIVs, diet, DNA methylation, epigenetics, metastable epialleles., Research

A study has uncovered new insights into what leads to lasting differences between genetic twins.

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A novel source of genetic variation influencing childhood brain tumors

June 5, 2025 Cancer, childhood brain tumor, DNA methylation, epigenetics, germline structural variation, Research

The researchers hope their findings will lead to improved tools for identifying children at risk or tailoring therapies to individual genetic profiles.

A doctor, seen from the neck down, writing on paper while talking to another person.

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Uncovering unique features of early onset colorectal cancer in racial and ethnic minorities

February 13, 2025 Colorectal Cancer, DNA methylation, early onset colon cancer, epigenetics, racial and ethnic minorities, Research

The findings bring hope and direction to better understand this emerging condition and support continuing these studies.

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Changes in gene p16 create a permissive microenvironment for colon cancer growth

May 25, 2023 APC gene, Colorectal Cancer, DNA methylation, epimutation, p16, polyps, Research, tumor microenvironment

The researchers also developed a strategy that reduced tumor growth and improved survival in tumor-bearing mice.

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Breakthrough epigenetic study can improve the power to predict disease risk

January 31, 2023 CoRSIVs, disease risk, DNA methylation, epigenetics, epigenome-wide association study, EWAS, Research

The researchers hope their approach will have transformative effects in the field of epigenetic epidemiology.

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New method boosts the study of regulation of gene activity

June 30, 2022 DNA methylation, epigenetics, method, NT-seq, Research

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

March 24, 2022 cellular aging, DNA methylation, epigenetic clock, epigenetics, Research, TB, tuberculosis

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

July 14, 2020 CluBCpG, DNA methylation, epigenetics, PReLIM, Research, WGBS

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

February 11, 2020 DNA methylation, epigenetics, ESAM, malnutrition, NESAM, Research

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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