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One way to prevent cancer: map the fundamentals of how cells go awry
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Someday, scientists may be able to prevent cancer by controlling two proteins that operate deep inside the quagmire of epigenetic cell fate transitions, a new paper suggests.
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Blood test that detects genetic abnormalities may help predict pregnancy c
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): A blood test, commonly used to detect foetal genetic abnormalities, may help predict complications associated with pregnancy even before symptoms develop, Epigenetics researchers have found.
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Researchers discover new tumour-driving mutations in under-explored region
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that when altered may lead to cancer growth and progression, according to a pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. The analysis reveals novel mechanisms of disease progression that could lead to new
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Why are men more cancer-prone: Answer may lie in the Y chromosome
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Jan 17 (ANI): Several studies have indicated that men are more prone to developing cancer as compared to women, however very little is known about why they display a higher susceptibility towards this deadly disease.
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Sleep-disordered breathing linked to age acceleration: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], June 8 (ANI): Increase in the severity of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep disruption are associated with epigenetic age acceleration, recent findings suggest.
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Stress in the womb lead to mental resilience later in life?
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Like other animals, humans can be prepared via epigenetic changes to face the environment their mother experienced during pregnancy, a recent study suggests.
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Researches find how lifestyle affects genes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 24 (ANI): Researchers in a new study called 'Epigenetic Mechanisms', have discovered how lifestyle affects genes and disease development in a human body.
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Breast cancer patients unresponsive to therapy show epigenetic differences
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): Breast cancer patients who do not respond to targeted therapy show epigenetic differences, a new study has revealed.
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Restoring memory function in Alzheimer's disease may now be possible
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 23 (ANI): A study now finds that a new approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its later stages.
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Proposed cancer treatment may boost the disease
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): Turns out, epigenetic therapy that is expected to curb lung cancer actually has opposite effects.
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Experiencing violence in childhood leads to accelerated aging: Study
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): Violence, psychological or emotional abuse, deprivation, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences can affect both, epigenetic, or cellular aging, and biological development, a recent study suggests.
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Epigenetic changes at birth linked to fighting, lying habits in kids
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): Exposure to alcohol, smoking and stressful events during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes - external modifications to DNA that turn genes 'on' or 'off' - at birth, linked to early onset of fighting, lying and stealing habits
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