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Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort

01-02-2012 Hits:273 Chair's Comments Simon House

  Conclusions - This study has indicated an association between epigenetic status and socio-economic status (SES). This relationship has direct implications for population health and is reflected in further associations between global DNA methylation content and emerging biomarkers of CVD.   Key words - DNA methylation, epigenetics, socio-economic status.   Abstract - http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/01/08/ije.dyr215.short  Read more

Assisted reproduction treatment (ART) and epigenetic inheritance,

27-01-2012 Hits:302 Chair's Comments Simon House

  Introduction  . .  some genes from babies conceived by means of IVF show a gene expression pattern that is different from naturally conceived children (Katari et al., 2009). . .  this mechanism could put children conceived by means of assisted reproduction treatment (ART) at a greater risk of diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, later in life. Epigenetic deregulation already received increasing attention as a possible common cause of adverse ART outcomes, since the incidence of disorders that involve imprinted genes, especially... Read more

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Mary Langman Prize Essay 2011/2012

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Darwin’s original thesis, trashed by Weismann, restored by David Marsh.

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First Report: Mini-Conference: Cleave Award - Origins of Diversity

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Why the food and alcohol industries need tougher regulation (Guardian…

From: Dr Myriam Wilks-Heeg, Liverpool Andrew Lansley's plans to tackle the UK's obesity crisis without imposing legislation on the food industry (Lansley's new obesity pan branded 'worthless rubbish', 14 October) is...

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Getting Kids cooking

A new book, for 3-11 year-olds, with a foreword by Marguerite Patten, Cook School (link to commercial website) may be a useful tool. The review in the Daily Telegraph by...

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Campaign against unsustainable deep water trawling - please sign!

from: Avaaz.org Our oceans are being systematically destroyed and we have little time to raise the alarm. The seafood industry uses long chains of heavy metal disks to drag nets across...

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House of Lords debate on child poverty, 2010

Below are extracts from 2 speeches made in the House of Lords with regard to the Child Poverty Bill last year below. The speeches were made by Baroness Finlay and Lord...

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Preconception to late adolescence; key impacts on brain development & function.

The Conference is designed to prioritise practical actions by assembling cutting edge findings. The impact of environment, parental and external, is crucial on sperm & ovum, embryo, and on the brain itself during rapid development. Perinatal experience is also crucial. Nutrition and emotions, at some key stages from preconception to late adolescence, particularly affect brain development and function for life. Our genes have not been fine-tuned for today’s lifestyle, and cannot be.

Europe’s €386bn spent in 2004 on mental problems can be nothing compared to the agonies of individuals and their families, as well as the knock-on effects of violent behaviour, socially and globally. But attention to specific developmental stages is already improving health, intelligence and behaviour. Far more can now be achieved.

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