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The Link Between Epigenetics and Social Factors

The US, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland will join forces on a new project that looks at how psychological, behavioral, environmental, and social factors in childhood impact gene expression, aging, and health later in life.

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Epigenetics and Social Factors Project  Longitudinal Studies From Each Country

 

Epigenetics and Social Factors Project 

Stressful events like violence, neglect, and hunger in childhood, may cause epigenome changes that last for decades. Therefore, researchers from the US, Northern Ireland,

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