How transgenerational trauma is perpetuated may be more complex than you think. Researchers found that trauma-altered genes ...

Maternal obesity is linked to heightened metabolic disease risk in offspring, but the mediators of this intergenerational effect remain unclear. Using a diet-induced obesity (DIO) mouse model, we ...

It has long been known that environmental conditions can shape how traits are inherited, a phenomenon known as transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. However, the molecular signals responsible for ...

Grand-offspring of male frogs exposed to the pesticide linuron exhibited changes in their DNA that were linked to significant physiological impacts, a study from Stockholm University reveals. The ...

Gail Cornwall received $2.9 million to test whether protein structures in germ granules can transmit environmentally acquired ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations — with inherited health problems worsening many generations ...

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations – with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those ...