On these pages you will find a selection of research news from the Leibniz Institutes.

  1. Epigenetic Changes Promote Development of Fatty Liver
    10.01.2017 · German Institute of Human Nutrition

    Mice with a strong tendency to obesity already exhibit epigenetic changes at six weeks of age. This favors the development of a fatty liver. Changes in DNA methylation are also detectable in humans and suggest a similar causal...

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