Vaginal microbiome may influence stress levels of offspring

Monday, July 9, 2018 - 11:01 in Biology & Nature

Exposing newborn mice to vaginal microbes from stressed female mice may transfer the effects of stress to the newborns, according to a new study. These changes resemble those seen specifically in the male offspring of moms that were stressed during pregnancy.

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