Stress-induced changes in maternal gut could negatively impact offspring for life

(Ohio State University) Prenatal exposure to a mother's stress contributes to anxiety and cognitive problems that persist into adulthood, a phenomenon that could be explained by lasting -- and potentially damaging -- changes in the microbiome, according to new research in mice.

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