https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/dna-methylation/Recent content in DNA Methylation on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/epigenetic-inheritance-family-trauma/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/epigenetic-inheritance-family-trauma/<h1 id="epigenetic-inheritance-of-family-trauma-how-your-parents-stress-lives-in-your-dna">Epigenetic Inheritance of Family Trauma: How Your Parents&rsquo; Stress Lives in Your DNA</h1> <p><img alt="Epigenetic inheritance family trauma DNA methylation helix — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/epigenetic-inheritance-family-trauma-slot1.webp"></p> <p>Epigenetic inheritance of family trauma is the biological mechanism by which a parent&rsquo;s or grandparent&rsquo;s stress exposure alters which of their children&rsquo;s genes get expressed — without changing the underlying DNA sequence. Methylation marks on <em>NR3C1</em> and <em>FKBP5</em> carry an HPA-axis signature across generations, and recent human cohorts have now detected that signature three generations out, long before the affected child is conscious of any family history.</p>