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The image shows the chemical structure of bisphenol A.

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·February 25, 2013·3 min read

BPA May Affect the Developing Brain by Disrupting Gene Regulation

New research suggests environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastics and resins, could suppress a gene critical to nerve cell function and the development of the central nervous system. Exposure to BPA could predispose humans to a number of neurodevelopmental and other health disorders.

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·August 25, 2015·3 min read

Inheriting Trauma: Holocaust Survivors Pass Trauma to Their Children’s Genes

A new study reports preconception trauma can result in the transmission of epigenetic changes from the parent to children.

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·January 28, 2016·2 min read

How Chronic Pain Alters the Immune System

A new study reports chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system.

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·April 21, 2017·4 min read

Environmental ‘Memories’ Passed on for 14 Generations

Epigenetic memory of environmental changes can be passed on for at least 14 generations in C. elegans, a new study finds.

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·November 1, 2018·4 min read

Children Who Experience Violence Early in Life Develop Faster

A new study reports children who are subjected violence early in life experience faster biological aging, including earlier onset of puberty and epigenetic aging, than peers who are not abused. Additionally, children exposed to other early life adversities, such as poverty and food insecurity, show delayed signs of pubertal development.

This shows the train track with the entrance to Auschwitz in the distance

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·July 1, 2019·2 min read

Biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors revealed

Neuroimaging reveals Holocaust survivors have decreased gray matter in brain structures associated with emotional processing, memory, and social cognition. Early results show similar neuroanatomical changes in the children of survivors, suggesting an epigenetic link.

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·January 16, 2019·5 min read

Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

A new study reveals differences in genes in four areas of the brain that contribute to psychiatric disorders.

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·September 2, 2019·3 min read

Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression

Chronic cocaine use alters the epigenetic profile of the FosB gene in the hippocampus. These alterations are required for cocaine-dependent gene expression and cocaine environment associations. Modification of hippocampal FosB results in a condition critical for cocaine-related learning.

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·September 24, 2018·4 min read

Does Our Environment Affect the Genes in Our Brains?

A new study reports environmentally induced epigenetic alterations have a greater impact on intelligence that previously believed.

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·February 25, 2016·4 min read

Source of Cells Used to Generate New Tissue May Be Important to Future of Personalized Medicine

A new study suggests the source of human cells used to generate new tissue may be an important consideration in personalized medicine.

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·August 20, 2019·4 min read

Alzheimer’s drug reverses brain damage from adolescent alcohol exposure

Donepezil, a drug routinely administered to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, shows promise in treating damage caused to the brain by adolescent alcohol exposure. The drug reverses neuroinflammation and neuron damage in rats exposed to alcohol during adolescence.