Epigenetic factors include elements like diet, exercise, stress, and the environment in which you live.
Not exact matches
This discrepancy suggests that other hereditary
factors also play a role, such as
epigenetic changes in the genetic material,
including DNA methylation.
Yet people who make decisions about safe levels of exposure to chemicals, heavy metals and other environmental
factors generally aren't
including epigenetic alterations in their deliberations.
His research is based on the concept that normal brain aging and the pathogeneses of sporadic neurological diseases are not a consequence of a few single or «disease - specific «
factors alone, rather they are driven by holistic events that
include one's individual genetic and
epigenetic condition, progression of aging, and lifestyle.
Studies could
include examining the activation and deactivation of genes (e.g., transcription
factors or
epigenetic regulation) or involve more classical genetic identification studies.
December 19, 2017 — NIH findings with potential for enhancing human health
include understanding how dietary
factors influence disease risk, combatting the
epigenetic effects of outdoor air pollution, and methods to detect prions in blood and skin.
Increased understanding of
epigenetic disease mechanisms,
including natural and anthropogenic environment
factors, could lead to disease risk stratification for targeted intervention and to targeted therapies.
Multiple
factors influence these processes
including genetic,
epigenetic, metabolic, and environmental
factors.
His work on aphids has broadened to examine the molecular basis of all aphid interactions with their environment,
including the genetic and
epigenetic factors controlling aphid polyphenism and the molecular basis of insecticide resistance.
Some of her specific areas of interest
include genetic diet & lifestyle consultations, which allow to determine genetic weaknesses and how to bypass and strengthen these with «
epigenetic»
factors (diet, lifestyle and environment), female hormone balancing such as in cases of PMS, infertility, endometriosis, anxiety, «burnout» and preparing mothers for a healthy and optimal conception and pregnancy.
His research
includes investigating the effects of community - level
factors, maternal psychosocial
factors (e.g., trauma), and offspring
epigenetic influences on early childhood development; the evaluation of approaches to improve service engagement; and the use of quasi-experimental methods and large administrative datasets to estimate the causal effects of home visiting on maternal and child health outcomes.