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Study finds PTSD may linger in chemistry of next generation

Clip: 8/29/2015 | 6m 16s

Our children may suffer the effects of a traumatic event they never witnessed.

New research on survivors of the Holocaust shows how catastrophic events can alter our body chemistry, and how these changes can transmit to the next generation. The result? Our children may suffer the effects of a traumatic event they never witnessed. NewsHour’s Stephen Fee has the story.

08/29/2015 | Rating NR

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