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Childhood Stress Affects Sperm, Impacts Future Generations

1/11/2025

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Childhood stress has been found to leave a lasting mark on sperm, influencing the epigenetic profile that can affect future generations. This groundbreaking discovery from the FinnBrain study at the University of Turku reveals how environmental factors can be inherited, shedding light on the connection between paternal stress and the brain development of children, as detailed in 'Molecular Psychiatry'.

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Childhood stress has been found to leave a lasting mark on sperm, influencing the epigenetic profile that can affect future generations. This groundbreaking discovery from the FinnBrain study at the University of Turku reveals how environmental factors can be inherited, shedding light on the connection between paternal stress and the brain development of children, as detailed in 'Molecular Psychiatry'.