Researchers are focusing on the differences between identical twins, rather than the similarities, in an attempt to rethink the nature versus nurture debate, and unlock medical mysteries including ...

A new study on identical twins published on Sunday in the journal BMC Medicine found that eating a vegan diet for 8 weeks was linked to lower biological age measured by DNA methylation, compared to ...

Figure 2. Regression of Adult IQ residuals on Gen 2 DNAmAge for high and low SES groups. IQ residuals are derived from the regression of adult IQ on childhood IQ and childhood socioeconomic status.

A recent BMC Medicine study investigates whether vegan and omnivorous diets differentially impact an individual's epigenetic clock. Study: Unveiling the epigenetic impact of vegan vs. omnivorous diets ...

The study showed a strong link between maternal diet and epigenetic change passed to the next generation. The Avy gene controls the changes in color and weight and is known as a metastable epiallele.

Is our cancer the result of nature or nurture? Are we the victims of faulty DNA over which we have no control? Or of lifestyle and environmental factors that we can change? Or is there a third option?