Epigenetic blood test for children 'predicts' obesity five years later
A DNA blood test for children aged five can help predict body fat levels when they are aged nine to 14, a small study suggests...
A biochemical process in which a DNA molecule is modified by the addition of methyl chemical groups at selected locations. It is important in the control of gene expression and embryonic development in higher organisms.
A DNA blood test for children aged five can help predict body fat levels when they are aged nine to 14, a small study suggests...
by Siobhan Chan
A DNA-based biological clock has shown that different parts of the body age at varying rates, with breast tissue and tumour cells appearing older than the rest of the body...
by Rhys Baker
Whether painful memories linger or fade may be down to the expression of a single gene, according to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA...
I could tell straight away that Canadian dentist Michael Zuk, who invested in John Lennon's rotten molar in the hope of cloning the great musician, is a big fan of Michael Crichton's 'Jurassic Park'...
by Emily Hoggar
Exercise directly affects which genes are expressed or silenced, causing fat cells to function differently, according to a study in PLOS Genetics...
Medical genetics has changed how we think about diagnosis and treatment in almost every field of medicine. At an evening event hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), medical genetics teamed up with obstetrics and gynaecology to explore the impact of genetics on the diagnosis of ovarian and breast cancer....
A blood test that looks for chemical alterations to certain genes may help predict whether women will suffer post-natal depression, scientists say after a small study...
A study on identical twins with distinct autistic traits suggests that epigenetic factors may be important in understanding how the neurological disorder develops...
by Siobhan Chan
Scientists have identified an eight-gene 'signature' that can predict patients' response to chemotherapy...
by Zara Mahmoud
A bout of intense exercise can change the way your genes are regulated, scientists have shown. These changes led to an increase in enzymes that are involved in energy production...
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