A urinary DNA methylation test demonstrated a high sensitivity for detecting high-grade or invasive bladder cancer, ...

Andrew Teschendorff, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is developing computational systems-biological tools to ...

Alcoholic drinks contain ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, and this is central to the first mechanism by which alcohol causes cancer. Ethanol can disrupt DNA methylation, a process in which ...

Colorectal cancer is typically diagnosed after age 50, but in recent years the disease has been increasingly found in younger ...

A clinical trial reveals that omega-3, vitamin D, and exercise can slow biological aging, with combined interventions showing ...

The methylation of plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in various cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC). Currently, there are no biomarkers ...

The researchers discovered differences in a process called DNA methylation in people who used marijuana. DNA methylation ...

Recent research gathered evidence suggesting that DNA methylation can serve as a "dimmer ... focused on its contribution to some types of cancer, neurological disorders and overall mental health ...

the fact that different types of cancer have distinct genetic characteristics. For example, some cancers may release unique mutations or even viral-human DNA fragments into the bloodstream.