The rise of nanotechnology and widespread use of engineered nanomaterials in everyday
human life has led to concerns regarding their potential effect on human health. Adverse …

Human exposure to nanomaterials and nanoparticles is increasing rapidly, but their effects
on human health are still largely unknown. Epigenetic modifications are attracting ever more …

The increasing application of nanoparticles in healthcare and consumer products has made
them ever present in our lives. However, constant exposure to these nanoparticles has …

The term epigenetics includes several phenomena such as DNA methylation, histone tail
modifications, and microRNA mediated mechanisms, which are able to mold the chromatin …

With the growing advent of nanotechnology in medicine (therapeutic, diagnostic and
imaging applications), cosmetics, electronics, clothing and food industries, exposure to …

Nanomedicine is an emerging field that combines knowledge of nanotechnology and
material science with pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, aiming to develop …

Nanoparticles are considered as powerful tools in nanotechnological applications. Due to
their unique physicochemical properties, their interactions with different biological systems …

With the rapid expansion in the nanotechnology industry, it is essential that the safety of
engineered nanomaterials and the factors that influence their associated hazards are …

Sublethal exposure of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) induces the alteration of various
cellular processes due to DNA methylation changes. DNA methylation variations represent a …

Disturbed epigenetic mechanisms, which developmentally regulate gene expression via
modifications to DNA, histone proteins, and chromatin, have been hypothesized to play a …