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Methylation in Young Brains May Be Key to Obesity: Mouse Study
Methylation in Young Brains May Be Key to Obesity: Mouse Study
Epigenetic events, such as methylation, during early brain development in mice occur in genomic regions associated with BMI in humans, according to a new study.
Epigenetic events, such as methylation, during early brain development in mice occur in genomic regions associated with BMI in humans, according to a new study.
brain, epigenetics
Early-Life Stress Exerts Long-Lasting Effects Via Epigenome
Asher Jones | Mar 18, 2021 | 5 min read
In mice, epigenetic marks made on histones during infancy influence depression-like behavior during adulthood. A drug that reverses the genomic tags appears to undo the damage.
Infographic: Exercise’s Effects on the Brain
Ashley Yeager | Nov 1, 2018 | 1 min read
Identifying the molecular interactions that occur all over the body during exercise could reveal how it affects learning and memory.
How Exercise Reprograms the Brain
Ashley Yeager | Nov 1, 2018 | 10 min read
As researchers unravel the molecular machinery that links exercise and cognition, working out is emerging as a promising neurotherapy.
Epigenetic Mechanism Tunes Brain Cells
Amanda B. Keener | Jul 2, 2015 | 2 min read
Regular replacement of histones in human and murine neurons is required for neuronal plasticity, a study shows.