Researchers suggest early interventions, such as probiotics, could help nurture a healthy gut microbiome and potentially ...

The gut microbiome and epigenetics—molecular switches that turn genes on or off—are intertwined, and both contribute to ...

DNA methylation at birth and gut microbiome colonization in the first year of life may influence the development of neurodevelopmental conditions, like ADHD and autism.

Before a child speaks a first word or misses a developmental milestone, clues about autism and ADHD risk may already be ...

Can gut bacteria prevent autism? New research shows how the infant epigenome and microbiome interact to influence ASD and ...

Childhood stress can impact the epigenetic profile of sperm. These results may also have practical implications for future generations through epigenetic inheritance, as many of the observed ...

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A brief history of the term and concept epigenetics / Brian K. Hall -- Heuristic reductionism and the relative significance of epigenetic inheritance in evolution / James Griesemer -- The epigenetics ...

DNA methylation data can be used to estimate biological age, but results across commercial tests differ, raising questions ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lacey W. Heinsberg, University of Pittsburgh and Amery Treble-Barna, University of ...