Triple negative breast cancer: “Epigenetics gives us a lot of hope”
On the occasion of Pink October, Why Doctor was able to discuss with researcher Céline Vallot the scientific advances concerning ...
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A simple oral test to predict mortality risk?
A new epigenetic clock based on the analysis of easily collected cheek cells or blood samples has been shown to ...
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Genetic mutations are not always the cause of tumors
Cancer is not always the result of genetic mutations: sometimes, the disease is linked to epigenetic factors, i.e. modifications in ...
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Tobacco or vaping: same damage to DNA?
Researchers found that tobacco smokers and e-cigarette users had similar epigenetic changes in oral cells. THE ESSENTIAL Although electronic cigarettes ...
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Pancreatic cancer: epigenetics offer new avenues for treatment
Because it is one of the deadliest cancers, pancreatic cancer is the focus of much research. The latest showed that ...
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How epigenetics will change your life
Is the world breaking free from the genetic shackles and undermining the Darwinian world? This is what a fairly recent ...
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Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, a risk to the fetus
According to a new study conducted by French researchers, exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes ...
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Pancreatic cancer: new treatment options linked to epigenetics
Because it is one of the deadliest cancers, pancreatic cancer is the focus of much research. The latest showed that ...
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Kindness is also good for our genes!
What if kindness, beyond bringing smiles around us, could also influence our own genes and make us healthier? This is ...
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Lung cancer: tobacco causes DNA damage
Tobacco smoke causes epigenetic changes in lung cells. The longer the exposure, the more these mutations accumulate. Cigarettes kill slowly. ...
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Obesity: the weight of the father influences that of the daughters
The health of children depends on that of their fathers: epigenetics transmits the risk of obesity to their daughters. They ...
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Fathers’ weight influences the risk of obesity in unborn children
Poor lifestyle habits even have an impact on the offspring. Overweight men have DNA changes that affect children's risk of ...
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Congenital anomalies: transmission over two generations
A research team has shown that birth defects can be passed on for generations via epigenetic changes.The occurrence of alterations ...
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Lead poisoning can be transmitted over two generations
Exposure to lead during pregnancy affects children and grandchildren. Transmission over two generations due to epigenetic modifications.Exposure to lead during ...
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Chronic anorexia affects anxiety genes
It's all in the head and in the genes. According to a Canadian study, anorexia nervosa, when it becomes chronic, ...
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Epigenetics: cuddles can alter babies’ DNA
Negative or positive experiences can alter the DNA of newborns during their first six months of life, according to a ...
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Man has the easy way to fight the obesity epidemic
Would the acquired make it possible to fight against the innate? The answer is yes ! In people with a ...
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Epigenetic age, a risk factor for cancer
Epigenetic age would be a risk factor for developing a Cancer, according to the results of a study published in ...
Read moreShaped by our history
Epigenetics is a bizarre term for very important news: the advent of predictive medicine. It is a word that many ...
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