Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex disease of multifactorial origin. While
registries have demonstrated that women are more susceptible to the disease, females with …

Animal studies have provided direct evidence that dietary factors induce changes in DNA
methylation patterns. In humans, studies on diet and DNA methylation have yielded …

Yoga is associated with reduced stress and increased well-being, although the molecular
basis for these benefits is not clear. Mounting evidence implicates the immune response …

Substance abuse has an enormous impact on economic and quality of life measures
throughout the world. In more developed countries, overutilization of the most common forms …

Background Increasing evidence suggests the involvement of epigenetic processes in the
development of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and recent reviews have focused on …

Cancer cells display widespread genetic and epigenetic abnormalities, but the contribution
to disease risk, particularly in normal tissue before disease, is not yet established. Genome …

The widespread use of persistent organic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as
commercial flame retardants has raised concern about potential long-lived effects on human …

DNA methylation may be one of the mechanisms by which alcohol consumption is
associated with the risk of disease. We conducted a large‐scale, cross‐sectional, genome …

Background Higher mortality experienced by socially disadvantaged groups and/or
racial/ethnic minorities is hypothesized to be, at least in part, due to an acceleration of the …

Current evidence supports the notion that exposure to various environmental conditions in
early life may induce permanent changes in the epigenome that persist throughout the life …