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
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epigenetics
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
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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
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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
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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
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Identical twins share more than identical genes
For decades, researchers have studied genetically identical twins to estimate what proportion of disease risk is determined by one’s genes.
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Autism spectrum disorder: if not vaccines, then what?
New information gained from major scientific papers over the last two years has shed light on the causes and progression
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Chromosome remodeler SETD2 also remodels the cytoskeleton in kidney cancer cells
Kidney cancer begins when certain genes mutate and, as a result, alter how key molecules work. One of these key
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Novel epigenetic signature for tumor suppressors in normal cells found
By Glenna Vickers An epigenetic feature that may help identify novel cancer driver genes has been identified by researchers in
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Diet at conception could have long-lasting effects
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. What a mother eats around the time of conception can have a lifelong effect on how
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