Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why some people who experience trauma in childhood have an increase in the risk of ...

Epigenetics is the study of the impact of human lifestyle and environmental factors on gene expression patterns. Epigenetic changes are dynamic and reversible and inherited somatically. These changes ...

Stochasticity is everywhere -- and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology. Erlon Silva - TRI Digital/Moment via Getty Images Cancer is often seen as a disease that ...

Researchers assessed DNA methylation at 800,000 sites in the genome in blood samples collected from 900 people. The study includes extensive clinical information on participants, who all provided ...