The strong resistance people feel towards the idea of aging seems natural and inherited. It is certainly not an easy task to lightheartedly accept the often heard expression “this is just the way it goes”. For some, the realization that old age awaits us all can be regarded as just one of the harsh truths […]
Abstract: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most diagnosed and the one with the highest morbidity among all of the cardiomyopathies. Although it is studied that gene mutations are the main reason for the disease in this review we will pay attention to the epigenetics in DCM and mainly the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation mechanism and the results from some of the […]
Aging is a fate, human beings have struggled with for a long, long time. In one of the first ever written narratives, The ancient Mesopotamians told the story of king Gilgamesh, who watched his own best friend die before him. He then got so terrified of death that he embarked on a dangerous journey through […]
Obesity is a rapidly increasing epidemic disease worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation, being overweight is defined as having abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or […]