Displaying items by tag: epigenetics
Researchers have discovered the mechanism of this control, with implications for developmental biology, the immune response and cancer dysregulation.
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The ecRNAs appear to act in memory formation, and may offer a new therapeutic approach to neuropsychiatric diseases.
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A UAB researcher focusing on the epigenetics of drug abuse wins a significant funding award from the National Institutes of Health.

Epigenetic changes are implicated in a host of neural conditions, from Alzheimer's-related memory loss to depression. Now, a revolutionary set of molecular editing tools are allowing scientists to alter the epigenome like never before. In The Mix, UAB neuroscientist Jeremy Day, Ph.D., explains how he uses these techniques in his lab, and why they could lead to an entirely new kind of therapy.
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