Neuroinflammation, a prolonged activation of the brain's immune system prompted by infections or other factors, has been linked to the disruption of normal mental functions. Past studies, for instance ...

Group picture from the kick-off meeting of EPIADAPT. Prof. Tomohisa Toda (third from right) and his project at MPZPM were selected for a funding. The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells ...

Scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic 'marks' in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may keep at least a ...

Why do some people remain healthy through childhood yet become more vulnerable to brain disorders such as dementia later in life? A KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) -led team has uncovered a key part ...

A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KI University Hospital shows that radiotherapy (RT) creates an "epigenetic memory" in skin fibroblasts, which impairs skin healing in cancer ...