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    Fascinating article on how learned fearful aversions in mice are passed down to offspring mice by epigenetic mechanisms

    The big idea: can you inherit memories from your ancestors? This fascinating article details how a fearful aversion learned by mice can be passed down to offspring mice. Mice, who normally love eating cherries, were presented with the smell of cherries, and then given mild electric shocks. The...
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    Defining post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) by an epigenetic biosignature in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (Nikesjo et al, 2022)

    Abstract Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) has been defined as symptoms persisting after clearance of a COVID-19 infection. We have previously demonstrated that alterations in DNA methylation (DNAm) status persist in individuals who recovered from a COVID-19 infection, but it is currently...
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    Long-COVID and CFS/ME are not MCAS

    The inducement for this post is the growing publicity of the theory that Long-COVID is just a simple disease in disguise, such as MCAS, and that there is a quick solution around the corner. For MCAS, a low histamine diet would be a simple fix to all the problems. This is the subtext of the...
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    • epigenetics histone histone deacetylase long covid long hauler mast cell activation mcas
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    • Forum: Mast Cell Activation (MCAS)
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    Changes in DNA methylation profiles of [ME/CFS] patients reflect systemic dysfunctions (Helliwell et al. 2020)

    A new scientific publication on epigenetics from Warren Tate's group: https://clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13148-020-00960-z Epigenetics: The field of epigenetics looks at types of modifications that a cell makes to its DNA, without changing the coding for...
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    • Forum: Latest ME/CFS Research
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    Meet The Scientist – Professor Jo Nijs

    Jo Nijs is a Professor of Physiotherapy at the Vrije University of Brussels, Belgum and a manual therapist at the University Hospital Brussels. He is holder of the Chair, ‘Exercise Immunology and Chronic Fatigue in Health and Disease’ at the Vrije University of Brussels created by the research...
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    • epigenetics https://forums.phoenixrising.me/attachments/1634676801323-png.45183/ inflammation jo nijs pain
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General ME/CFS News
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