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Epigenetic processes seem to be intimately involved in the cellular aging process. Research uncovering the mechanisms of these processes may help reverse the harm from degenerative disease among other conditions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2023 Source:Researchers May Have Found a Way to Slow Human Aging Reference:Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian agingReprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision
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Study suggests men face similar fertility issues as they age
Health Headlines Commentary for May 16, 2016 Source: Georgetown University study says men’s biological clock kicks in after 40, too Reference: Jonathan Day, Soham Savani, Benjamin D Krempley, Matthew Nguyen, Joanna B Kitlinska: Influence of paternal preconception exposures on their offspring: through epigenetics to phenotype. Am J Stem Cells 2016;5(1):11-18. (Abstract AJSC0030217, Full text, PDF).
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Bad luck genes responsible for many cancers according to study but relies on statistical model that does not include breast and prostate cancer.
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 2, 2015 Source: Most cancers are caused by bad luck not genes or lifestyle, say scientists Reference: Variation in cancer risk among tissues can be explained by the number of stem cell divisions
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Genomic sequencing for disease does not mean you are destined to be afflicted with it
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 27, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk Reference: Turning of COGS moves forward findings for hormonally mediated cancers
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The epigenetic angle to food
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 21, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Broccoli every day may keep cancer away, study says Reference: Epigenetic targets of bioactive dietary components for cancer prevention and therapy