Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Researchers have built a detailed map of DNA methylation changes in nearly 1,000 human brains from six weeks after conception ...

EARLY changes during brain development may hold the key to autism, say researchers. The new finding follows claims by Donald Trump that paracetamol taken by pregnant women increases risk of the ...

The visible effects of ageing on our body are in part linked to invisible changes in gene activity. The epigenetic process of DNA methylation — the addition or removal of tags called methyl groups — ...

New research shows that cancer cells don’t just grow; they adapt when stressed. When squeezed inside tissues, they transform ...

Plasticity in cancer cells describes their inherent ability to undergo alterations and turn certain features on and off at different times.  This flex | Cancer ...

Cancer cells are notoriously flexible, taking on new features as they move around the body. Many of these changes are due to epigenetic modifications, which influence how DNA is packaged, and not due ...

A recent study reveals that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) begins years before joint pain manifests, with the immune system ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, largely due to the limited efficacy of ...