Doctors: stress is inherited

Scientists at the University of Zurich studied the effects of stress on laboratory animals and their offspring. It turned out that stressful situations affect metabolism and, according to the principle of heredity, affect the offspring of the “affected” animals.

Experts came to these conclusions by comparing microRNAs in healthy mice and rodents that were exposed to stressful situations early in life. After observations, it was discovered that in adult animals the number of microRNA groups changed, and the next generation of mice reproduced the type of behavior of their parents, including stress behavior.

Further more. The next generation of animals suffered from metabolic disorders, and the third was completely in a constant state of depression.

Experts at the University of Zurich believe that such a relationship is quite likely in humans. In addition, scientists have previously argued that fear is transmitted through genetic memory.