Depression is a common illness experienced by more than 264 million people globally. Evidence suggests that genes play a role in increasing the risk of
Skeletal aging is an elaborate process marked by environmental factors and biological mechanisms that result in reduced bone formation, stem cell exhaustion, and an increase
Approximately 1 percent of human DNA is made of protein-coding genes, while the remaining 99 percent comprises non-coding genes. Non-coding DNA does not provide instructions
Previous studies have established that people with obesity have different methylation profiles in their tissues versus lean people. Obesity among pregnant women has been a
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the second leading cause of acquired sensorineural hearing loss after aging. Affecting around 40 million American adults aged 20-69, hearing
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Previous studies looked at epigenetic mechanisms about macrophages and causes of immuno-metabolic diseases, like atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes. GPS2, a part of a fundamental
Neuroblastomas, found in the adrenal glands, are cancers that start in early nerve cells (called neuroblasts). Children aged five or younger are most commonly affected.
Human evolution is at work in the Andes mountains. People have evolved genetic adaptations to survive high altitude living. A recent study has highlighted chemical
There are challenges when annotating the molecular basis of human disease, particularly because 93% of disease loci (the specific, fixed physical location on a chromosome
