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Nicotine exposure in male mice may trigger ADHD in their offspring

16 October 2018

Mice are more active and have attention problems if their fathers had nicotine in their diet, perhaps because the chemical triggers epigenetic changes in sperm
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Mice eat too much food if their great grandmother did the same

12 October 2018

When mice are given a high-fat diet their great grandchildren are more likely to put on weight – and they show a greater than expected taste for alcohol

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