Dna Methylation

Adherence to a heart-healthy lifestyle confers cardiovascular health benefits, and part of the reason may be due to the effect on biological age, researchers reported.

DNA methylation among newborns was associated with asthma acquisition in adolescence, partially mediated by pre-adolescent atopy, according to a letter published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

A multitarget stool DNA methylation assay accurately detected and identified the tissue of origin for multiple gastrointestinal cancers, according to study results presented at ASCO Breakthrough.

People with cocaine use disorder exhibited differences in DNA methylation in Brodmann Area 9 of the prefrontal cortex, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Researchers have found the first associations between BP during pregnancy and placental DNA methylation at genes linked to fetal development and CVD later in life.

An investigational blood-based assay demonstrated efficacy in detecting multiple types of cancer, including gastrointestinal cancers, at various stages, according to study results presented at Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

DNA methylation could explain the apparent varying influence of aspirin use on mortality risk after breast cancer diagnosis, according to results of a retrospective study published in Cancer.