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University of Virginia: A Father's Care Could Slow Aging, Alter Brains and Behavior
August 05, 2023
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:

Fathers who pay attention and care for their sons can mold their progeny's developing nervous system and influence their offspring's future behavior, according to University of Virginia researchers who studied rodent parents and pups.

A study of prairie voles by a team of scientists led by Joshua Danoff discovered that the amount of care rodent fathers offered t . . .

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