Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome functions like a set of switches, activating or deactivating genes to change how ...

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests – not in our DNA code itself, but in how that code is expressed. US researchers found it may cause ...

Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

A groundbreaking study, spanning 15,000 tissue samples across 348 mammal species, has unveiled a potential key to unlocking the mysteries of longer life. The research, delving deep into the realm of ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found associations between DNA methylation on imprinted genes at birth and metabolic dysfunction in ...

Chocolate’s unique combination of sugar, fat, aroma, and texture makes it a particularly pleasurable experience, but it may ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...