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epigenetics, neuroscience

Methylation Tied to Alzheimer’s
Kerry Grens | Aug 20, 2014 | 1 min read
People with the neurodegenerative disease are more likely to have certain epigenetic patterns than those without.
Traces of Trauma in Sperm RNA
Jeffrey M. Perkel | Apr 13, 2014 | 3 min read
A mouse study shows that molecular remnants of early-life stress can be passed on to future generations.
The Epigenetics of Drug Abuse
Jef Akst | Nov 11, 2013 | 1 min read
At the Society for Neuroscience conference, researchers present results linking the epigenome to heroin and cocaine addiction.
The Making of a Bully
Bhavana Weidmann | Jan 25, 2013 | 3 min read
Adolescent rats exposed to stress grow into pathologically aggressive adults, behaviors that may be explained by accompanying epigenetic changes and altered brain activity.
Boosting Antipsychotic Drugs
Ed Yong | Aug 5, 2012 | 3 min read
Chemicals that change the way DNA is packaged could improve the effects of current antipsychotics.
Unsilencing a Gene
Tia Ghose | Dec 21, 2011 | 3 min read
Scientists have found a way to reactivate a gene in mice that is silenced in a neurodevelopmental disorder called Angelman syndrome.
Top 7 in Aging Research
Edyta Zielinska | Sep 13, 2011 | 2 min read
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in aging research and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
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