The KLF5 gene fuels growth spreading pancreatic cancer not by acquiring abnormal changes in the cancer cells' DNA but by altering chemical changes and organization of DNA.

The same pathogen can often elicit very different responses from different people. Scientists sought to understand more about ...

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults published in 2023 suggests – not in our DNA code itself, but in how that code is expressed. US researchers ...

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 ...

In a lab-grown cell study focused on potential new treatment targets for halting the spread of most pancreatic cancers, Johns ...

In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences on the development of the fetus. Changes in the intrauterine environment have ...

Two measurable health markers, Vitamin D levels and physical activity, may independently slow biological aging at the ...

A person's lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study by Van Andel Institute scientists. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, identified two ...

Having anxiety about aging—particularly fears about declining health—may manifest on a cellular level and contribute to ...