Men who are stressed can pass on anxiety and depression to their children and grandchildren, scientists in Australia have found, in a study which indicates parental advice has been "disproportionately" focused on the health and diet of women.
The study, based on mice which were fed stress hormones, examined the behaviour of the first and second generations of offspring. It found that the later generations – that had no contact with their fathers - showed signs of increased anxiety and depression and that such behaviour may be passed on via molecules called "microRNAs" which affected genetic outcomes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ety-and-depression-to-their-children-geneti/?
The study, based on mice which were fed stress hormones, examined the behaviour of the first and second generations of offspring. It found that the later generations – that had no contact with their fathers - showed signs of increased anxiety and depression and that such behaviour may be passed on via molecules called "microRNAs" which affected genetic outcomes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ety-and-depression-to-their-children-geneti/?