My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
05 OCT 2013 Deficiencies associated with spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina bifida, heart defects and placental…
05 OCT 2012 WSU study finds dioxin causes disease and reproductive problems across generations Effects could extend to ‘great-grandchildren’ PULLMAN, Wash.—Since the 1960s, when the defoliant Agent Orange was widely…
29 JUN 2012 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have for the first time traced the actions of a known carcinogen in cooked meat to its complex biological…
Contact: Katherine Gombay katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 514-398-2189 McGill University McGill study suggests that a father's diet before conception plays a crucial role in the health of his offspring Mothers get all the…
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Behaviour can be affected by events in previous generations which have been passed on through a form of genetic memory, animal…
Contact: Genevieve Maul gm349@admin.cam.ac.uk 44-012-237-65542 University of Cambridge Deficiencies associated with spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina…
Contact: Genevieve Maul gm349@admin.cam.ac.uk 44-012-237-65542 University of Cambridge Deficiencies associated with spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities Folic acid deficiency can cause severe health problems in offspring, including spina…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Kevin Stacey kstacey@press.uchicago.edu 773-834-0386 University of Chicago Press Journals Article reviews evidence for epigenetic inheritance in wide range of species For years, genes have…
Even if all the dioxin were eliminated from the planet, researchers say its legacy will live on in the way it turns genes on and off in the descendants of…
Contact: Michael Skinner skinner@wsu.edu 509-335-1524 Washington State University WSU researchers expand research on environmental epigenetics and ovarian disease PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result…
Public release date: 8-Mar-2010 - "The DNA in the uterus was modified by loss of methyl groups so that it responded abnormally in adulthood," said Taylor. "The gene expression…
Public release date: 25-Feb-2010 - This suggests that early exposure to BPA genetically "programmed" the uterus to be hyper-responsive to estrogen. - "The BPA baby bottle scare may be only…
Public release date: 18-May-2009 - that when fruit flies are exposed to certain chemicals, at least 13 generations of their descendants are born with bristly outgrowths on their eyes -…
Public release date: 13-Apr-2009 - . They found that the lack of nutrients caused the gene responsible for IGF-1 to significantly reduce the amount of IGF-1 produced in the body…
Public release date: 20-Aug-2008 An unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults, in the United States A…
Public release date: 15-Jul-2008 Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston who…
Public release date: 1-Jan-2008 Early exposure to environmental toxins can lead to diseases much later in life. This week, Wu et al. report that primates exposed to lead…
In their most recent experiments, Duke University Medical Center investigators demonstrated that exposure within the womb to bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous chemical used in the production of plastics, caused…
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