epigenetics

Epigentics and mitochondria

Your cells hold the key to healthy ageing

New mitochondria research reveals how epigenetics may help close the gap between lifespan and healthspan and what you can do to influence your biological clock. If you’ve ever wondered why some people feel young in their 60s or old in their 40s, you’re onto something. Science now tells us that your “biological age” — how […]

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Heart attacks stay in your genes

There was a time when we spoke of genetics as something fixed and immutable; “Oh, I can’t help my tendency to wear inappropriately tight clothing, my mum did it too, it’s in my genes.” There was a sense that genes were destiny and that nothing could alter them but now we know that your DNA […]