Parental stress exposures are implicated in the risk for offspring neurodevelopmental and
neuropsychiatric disorders, prompting critical examination of preconception and prenatal …

In recent years, striking new evidence has demonstrated non-genetic inheritance of
acquired traits associated with parental environmental exposures. In particular, this …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a unique mode of intercellular communication capable of
incredible specificity in transmitting signals involved in cellular function, including germ cell …

Complex roles for astrocytes in health and disease continue to emerge, highlighting this
class of cells as integral to function and dysfunction of the nervous system. In particular …

Free d-amino acids (d-AAs) are emerging as a novel and important class of signaling
molecules in many organs, including the brain and endocrine systems. There has been …

Addictions are highly heritable disorders, with heritability estimates ranging from 39% to
72%. Multiple studies suggest a link between paternal drug abuse and addiction in their …

Decades of research on cocaine has produced volumes of data that have answered many
important questions about the nature of this highly addictive drug. Sadly, none of this …

Modifications to DNA and histone proteins serve a critical regulatory role in the developing
and adult brain, and over a decade of research has established the importance of these …

Despite serving the primary objective of ensuring that at least one sperm cell reaches and
fertilises an ovum, the male ejaculate (ie spermatozoa and seminal fluid) is a …

There is mounting evidence that ancestral life experiences and environment can influence
phenotypes in descendants. The parental environment regulates offspring phenotypes …