Before a child speaks a first word or misses a developmental milestone, clues about autism and ADHD risk may already be ...

The gut microbiome and epigenetics—molecular switches that turn genes on or off—are intertwined, and both contribute to ...

Researchers suggest early interventions, such as probiotics, could help nurture a healthy gut microbiome and potentially reduce the risk of neurodevelopmental challenges.

insights from industryDr. Amy Johnson & Dr. Lewis FrancisBusiness Manager, Porvair SciencesAssociate Professor, Swansea University An interview from Dr. Amy Johnson, Business and Technical Product ...

We often hear the phrase, "You are what you eat." But what if it also applied to your children—even before they're born? Research from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) ...

Epigenetics is a field of research that investigates heritable information carried in the cell that is not directly coded by DNA. The prefix epi, which comes from both Latin and Greek, means "above" ...

Epigenetics is like a symphony conductor, who with just a gesture of the baton, conveys the message to quiet the strings while turning up the horns. The symphony as a whole remains intact, but the ...