Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not code for proteins. Once considered mere transcriptional noise, lncRNAs are now known to play vital roles in ...

A review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesizes growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet, obesity, smoking, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and stress alter sperm ...

Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, influence gene regulation involved in hypertension (high blood pressure). This project aims to investigate specific epigenetic changes in obese, ...