Did you know that parents who sleep close to their children have lower testosterone levels than those who do not rest every night close to them, according to a recent study by the University of Notre Dame (France) published in the journal PLOS One? And what if the father of a child is obese, he could be at a higher risk of cancer? Don’t miss out on these scientific curiosities about parents.
Sleeping close
Parents who sleep close to their children have lower testosterone levels than those who do not rest each night close to them, according to a recent study from the University of Notre Dame (France) published in the journal PLOS One . According to the researchers, this decrease in the levels of the male hormone par excellence makes a father more receptive to the demands of his children.
More similar, more united
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution predicted that men take better care of their children when they resemble them. A French study published in the journal Animal Behavior a few years ago confirmed that, indeed, parental interest and dedication of a father towards his children are influenced by the genetic similarities that exist between the two. The experiments that demonstrate this were carried out in Senegal.
Beware of parental love handles
The fact that the father of a child is obese can produce alterations in the expression of genes (epigenetics) in the next generation that increase the risk of developing diseases such as cancer, especially colon and ovarian, in their children, as concluded a study from the Duke University School of Medicine (USA) published last month in the journal BMC Medicine .
good memories
Children who retain emotional memories of their father’s childhood are more emotionally stable when it comes to coping with everyday stress. This is the conclusion reached by Melanie Mallers and her colleagues at California State University after studying almost 900 adults and linking their response to arguments, disagreements, work or family tensions, etc., with their childhood memories.
Rich dad, rich son
Children of high-income parents also tend to have higher than average income. But it is not because of the father’s money, according to a study published in the Journal of Political Economy , but because of other traits inherited or learned from his father, fundamentally cognitive: intelligence, work ethic, etc.
