All epigenetics
May 2, 2024
Genetic link between adolescent drinking and adult anxiety may offer therapy targetThe enzyme could help break the link between early drinking and anxiety
May 4, 2022
A ‘factory reset’ for the brain cures anxiety, drinking behaviorGene editing reverses brain genetic reprogramming caused by adolescent binge drinking
September 15, 2020
UIC to study how adolescent binge drinking impacts adult behaviorNIH awards $4.5M to UIC for continued research
June 4, 2020
Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics at UIC receives $8M from NIHContinued research will test alcohol effects on whole epigenome and brain function
March 11, 2019
Binge drinking in adolescence may increase risk for anxiety later in lifeEpigenetic changes in brain last into adulthood
February 6, 2019
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brainConsequences of youthful drinking extend into adulthood
October 16, 2015
Metabolism may keep cancer cells in checkKeeping cells’ energy pathway on track controls proliferation
June 25, 2015
Researchers uncover epigenetic switches that turn stem cells into blood vessel cells‘Epigenetic’ changes determine the fate of embryonic cells
April 13, 2015
Unique UIC center will study alcohol’s effect on genesNew center, funded by $7 million NIH grant, will study long-term exposure