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·April 20, 2022·4 min read

Epigenetic Age Predicts Cognitive Function

Your epigenetic "age" can predict your risk of developing cognitive impairments and dementia later in life, a new study reports. Epigenetic age takes into account specific personal epigenetic changes that occur in relation to your biological age.

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·April 7, 2022·4 min read

Teens Who Struggle in Relationships Suffer Premature Aging in Adulthood

Teens who experience maladaptive relationships show physical and epigenetic signs of premature aging when they reach adulthood.

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·February 28, 2022·5 min read

MRI Images Epigenetics in the Brain

Researchers have developed a new imaging approach that captures DNA methylation in the brain.

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·September 16, 2021·3 min read

New Technique Provides Insights Into the Evolution of the Brain

H3 acetylation of basal neural precursor cells may have been an important factor in the evolution of the human neocortex.

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·August 7, 2021·4 min read

Nutritional Supplements Could Help Treat PTSD

Combining two natural products that modulate the epigenome, researchers believe they have identified a feasible approach to reversing symptoms of PTSD in animal models that could be effective in humans.

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·June 29, 2021·4 min read

How Environmental Factors Could Provide for a Young Brain

Growing up and experiencing stimulating environments throughout life help to keep the hippocampus "young", and can help to preserve mental fitness in old age.

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·June 10, 2021·5 min read

Largescale Brain Epigenetics Study Provides New Insights Into Dementia

A new study sheds light on how genes are regulated in dementia. Researchers also identified 84 novel genes linked to dementia.

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·June 7, 2021·3 min read

Mice Fathers Pass Down Stress Responses to Offspring via Sperm

Stressed male mice can pass down their behaviors to their offspring via alterations in their sperm's DNA, a new study reports.

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·June 4, 2021·5 min read

ADHD Drugs Can Affect Later Generations

A new study of male guppies reveals behaviors affected by methylphenidate hydrochloride (MPH), an active ingredient in common ADHD medications, can be passed along to future generations.

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·May 12, 2021·5 min read

Stimulating Environments Boost the Brain; Now Scientists Have Found the Genes Responsible

Regulatory epigenetic changes to genomic regions in the brain are essential for human cognition and mental health.

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·April 29, 2021·4 min read

How a Difficult Childhood Makes It More Likely You’ll Have Mental and Physical Health Problems as an Adult

Researchers explore the link between childhood trauma and the increased risk of developing mental and physical health problems as adults.

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·March 16, 2021·6 min read

How Pregnancy Turns the Stress Response on Its Head

Immune cells in the uterus and placenta of stressed pregnant mice were not activated, but researchers found increased levels of inflammation in the developing fetal brain. Additionally, prenatal stress led to reductions in gut microbial strains and functions, especially in those linked to inflammation.

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