Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed
21 April 2023
Your biological age - a measure based on markers on your DNA, rather than your number of birthdays - can rise and fall in relation to stressful events
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One epigenome-editing injection could cut cholesterol level for years
13 June 2022
Tests in mice show that it is possible to switch off a gene in liver cells for at least 220 days, which should lower cholesterol and cut the risk of heart disease
Mouse pups born from unfertilised eggs through genetic manipulation
7 March 2022
Parthenogenesis, the development of offspring from unfertilised eggs, was thought to be impossible in mammals, but researchers have used genetic trickery to make it happen
MRI has been used to reveal epigenetic changes in brain for first time
25 August 2021
A new form of magnetic resonance imaging can detect chemical labels added to DNA to control gene activity. It requires a special diet and has only been tested on piglets so far, but should work in people, too
Brain's movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution
6 May 2021
The cerebellum at the back of our brains wasn't thought to have played an important role in human evolution, but a study of its epigenetics suggests otherwise
Drinking coffee appears to cause epigenetic changes to your DNA
28 April 2020
Coffee has been linked to changes on our DNA that affect how active certain genes are. The finding may help explain some of coffee's touted health benefits
Hypersexual disorder linked to genes that regulate love hormone
23 September 2019
People with excessive sexual fantasies and urges have different gene expressions that seem to affect how the “love hormone” oxytocin is regulated
Epigenetic testing firms claim to help you live a healthier lifestyle
29 January 2019
You can now sign up to have your epigenome – the markers which control your genome – sequenced, but critics say the health benefits are not yet clear
Nicotine exposure in male mice may trigger ADHD in their offspring
16 October 2018
Mice are more active and have attention problems if their fathers had nicotine in their diet, perhaps because the chemical triggers epigenetic changes in sperm
Mice eat too much food if their great grandmother did the same
12 October 2018
When mice are given a high-fat diet their great grandchildren are more likely to put on weight – and they show a greater than expected taste for alcohol
