Dad’s exposure to DDT may harm sperm and future kids

When dads are exposed to DDT, it can trigger changes to sperm that may raise the risk of birth defects and disease in their future children.

Keila DePape-McGill • futurity
Feb. 8, 2024 ~6 min

Dad’s depression linked to surprising effect on kids

Mild anxious or depression symptoms in dads is tied to fewer behavior problems in their kids' first years of school, a study finds.

Frederique Mazerolle-McGill • futurity
Nov. 13, 2023 ~6 min


Why older fly dads pass on more mutations to offspring

A new study of why older male flies are more likely to pass mutations onto their offspring may shine a light on inherited diseases.

Rockefeller University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Genital birth defects are more likely if dad takes this diabetes drug

When dads-to-be take the diabetes drug metformin in the three months before conception, their sons may have a higher risk of genital birth defects.

Stanford • futurity
April 5, 2022 ~9 min

4 key factors for involving nonresident fathers with kids

New recommendations could improve how social workers support nonresident fathers and their children's well-being.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 10, 2021 ~5 min

Rough nights for moms of multiple kids, but not dads

Mothers of multiple children report more fragmented sleep, but the number of kids doesn't seem to affect sleep quality for dads.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Jan. 13, 2021 ~3 min

Dads falter at talking to daughters about body image

Fathers know they should help instil healthy body image in their daughters, but feel awkward in practice, new research finds.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
Dec. 23, 2020 ~5 min

3 things keep dads involved with kids in ‘kinship care’

Several factors shape how involved dads can be with their kids when they don't have custody and their child is living in kinship care, researchers say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 2, 2020 ~6 min


Child support policy after prison can backfire

State policies that help formerly incarcerated people find work don't always make it easy for dads to provide child support, new research shows.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
May 5, 2020 ~7 min

New book charts the evolution of fatherhood

A new book breaks down how fatherhood has evolved, what it looks like today, and where it's headed in the future.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
April 23, 2020 ~8 min

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