- HIV: Rare father-to-son transmission reported in study http://outbreaknewstoday.com/hiv-rare-father-son-transmission-reported-study-60226/ 10 comments science
- Losing a father has substantial adverse economic long-term effects for sons from non-wealthy background. Sons from wealthy families suffer no adverse economic effects. [The study uses deaths in the in the U.S. Civil War to assess children’s long-run socioeconomic outcomes]. http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2023/02/01/jhr.0122-12118R2.abstract 12 comments science
- 'Boys don't cry': Study suggests mothers, not fathers, show gender bias towards sons https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/boys-don-t-cry-study-suggests-mothers-not-fathers-show-gender-bias-towards-sons-1.4693208?cache=yesclipId104062%3FautoPlay%3Dtrue%3FautoPlay%3Dtrue%3FclipId%3D89950 121 comments science
- Study: Men who were more likely to act as allies to women at their workplaces reported proportionately higher levels of personal growth and were more likely to say they acquired skills that made them better husbands, fathers, brothers and sons. https://theconversation.com/why-women-need-male-allies-in-the-workplace-and-why-fighting-everyday-sexism-enriches-men-too-164384 527 comments science
- Japanese Father Kills 12-Year-Old Son For Not Studying https://time.com/4462601/japan-father-stabs-son-study-exam/ 3 comments nottheonion
- Japanese Father Kills 12-Year-Old Son For Not Studying https://time.com/4462601/japan-father-stabs-son-study-exam/ 12 comments nottheonion
- Parents are more comfortable with girls partaking in gender-nonconforming behavior than boys and attempt to change their sons’ behaviors more frequently, suggests a new study (n=236). https://www.psypost.org/2019/04/parents-more-uncomfortable-with-gender-nonconforming-behaviors-in-boys-study-finds-53540 3 comments science
- Increased use of antibiotics may predispose to Parkinson's disease, suggests new study (n=13,976), which may be explained by their disruptive effects on the gut microbiome. In the gut, pathological changes typical of Parkinson's disease have been observed up to 20 years before diagnosis. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/health-news/increased-use-of-antibiotics-may-predispose-to-parkinsons-disease 2 comments science
- 'Boys don't cry': Study suggests mothers, not fathers, show gender bias towards sons https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-46241-001 154 comments science
- Singapore Court orders father to fund 60% Overseas University study for 22 years old son who has 2.0 GPA https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/court-orders-father-to-fund-60-of-poly-grad-sons-overseas-studies?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=stfb&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=iwar0milulhgig22z7m_conapkkie25hn8s-_bbb2bxo29imhvk5i5afnwigw#echobox=1566257207 6 comments worldnews
- Parents are more comfortable with girls partaking in gender-nonconforming behavior than boys and attempt to change their sons’ behaviors more frequently, suggests a new study (n=236). https://www.psypost.org/2019/04/parents-more-uncomfortable-with-gender-nonconforming-behaviors-in-boys-study-finds-53540 6594 comments science
- Father-son communication about condoms can cut risk of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. New study provides evidence of the important role of fathers in promoting consistent and correct condom use among male adolescents. https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/december/fathersonpediatricsstudy.html 68 comments science
- Ian McEwan 'dubious' about schools studying his books, after he helped son with essay and got a C+ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/06/ian-mcewan-dubious-schools-studying-books-helped-son-essay-got/ 548 comments books
- Ian McEwan 'dubious' about schools studying his books, after he helped son with essay and got a C+ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/06/ian-mcewan-dubious-schools-studying-books-helped-son-essay-got/ 718 comments nottheonion
- Fraudulent public comments stacked deck for FCC repeal of net neutrality, according to a Pew study — and Patty Duke’s son https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/ebf0b414-e1a3-11e7-bceb-cd406eb103db 12 comments politics
- “No Kin In the Game”: Study Finds Members of Congress Without Draft-Age Sons Were More Hawkish https://theintercept.com/2017/10/11/congress-war-hawkish-policies-study/ 9 comments politics
- “No Kin In the Game”: Study Finds Members of Congress Without Draft-Age Sons Were More Hawkish https://theintercept.com/2017/10/11/congress-war-hawkish-policies-study/ 42 comments politics
- Older dads have geeky sons, study says http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/26/health/older-dads-geeky-sons-study/index.html 12 comments science
- Unable to cope up with studies, IIT-Bombay professor’s son commits suicide http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/iit-bombay-professor-s-17-year-old-son-commits-suicide-over-study-pressure/story-mexebkhto7eicmdkck7i6i.html 4 comments india
- Dads treat daughters and sons differently study says. https://www.immortal.org/33819/dads-treat-daughters-sons-differently-study-says/ 25 comments science
- A Japanese father has stabbed his 12-year-old son to death after the child failed to study for an entrance exam. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/japanese-father-stabs-son-12-to-death-for-not-studying-a3328716.html 8 comments worldnews
- "Homeless couple Kiran Rana (R) and Vishal Rana (L) help their son Kanish Rana, 6, with his studies outside a closed shop on a pavement in Kolkata, India May 18, 2016." Photo credit: Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160518&t=2&i=1137823409&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=2016-05-18t223006z_2431_d1aeteslziaa_rtrmadp_0_india-dailylife 3 comments india
- According to a new study homosexuality might be partly driven by a mother’s immune response to her male fetus—which increases with each son she has. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/gay-brothers/480117/?utm_source=sftwitter 68 comments worldnews
- Muslim man claims son sent to RSS camp on pretext of study tour http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/muslim-man-claims-son-sent-to-rss-camp-on-pretext-of-study-tour/1/504799.html 4 comments india
- Mothers who smoke while they are pregnant or breast feeding may be damaging the future fertility of their sons, according to new findings from research in mice. The study is the first comprehensive animal model to show the mechanism by which smoking can affect the fertility of male offspring. http://www.eshre.eu/press-room/press-releases/press-releases-2014/damaging-legacy.aspx 3 comments science
- Son of shepherd, who spotted Pak intruders, to study in Pune http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/son-of-shepherd-who-spotted-pak-intruders-to-study-in-pune/articleshow/39641517.cms 8 comments india
- Using new data on the family lives of U.S. Courts of Appeals judges, study finds that, conditional on the number of children a judge has, judges with daughters consistently vote in a more feminist fashion on gender issues than judges who have only sons http://scholar.harvard.edu/msen/publications/identifying-judicial-empathy-does-having-daughters-cause-judges-rule-womens-issues 5 comments science
- Promiscuous mice give birth to ‘sexier smelling’ sons, new research has suggested: A study conducted by the University of Utah found female mice who competed socially for mates bore sons who produced more urinary pheromones, making them more attractive to female mice. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/promiscuous-mice-have-sexier-smelling-sons-8949460.html 2 comments science
- A father’s cocaine use may make his sons less sensitive to the drug and thereby more likely to resist addictive behaviors, suggests new findings from an animal study presented by Penn Medicine researchers at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/11/wimmer/ 7 comments science
- Sarkozy son awarded teaching job... before finishing his own studies http://beyond.blogs.france24.com/article/2013/01/26/jean-sarkozy-university-law-professor-paris-twitter-france-0 7 comments europe
- Study shows resistance to cocaine addiction may be passed down from father to son http://www.sciencecodex.com/penn_study_shows_resistance_to_cocaine_addiction_may_be_passed_down_from_father_to_son-103940 5 comments science
- Study finds epigenetics, not genetics, underlies homosexuality. Sex-specific epi-marks, which normally do not pass between generations and are thus "erased," can lead to homosexuality when they escape erasure and are transmitted from father to daughter or mother to son. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/nifm-sfe120612.php 151 comments science
- British mother killed son over Koran studies: A mother who beat her seven-year-old son "like a dog" when he failed to memorise passages of the Koran has been found guilty of his murder. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20596854 109 comments europe
- I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. http://www.foundersquotes.com/john_adams/i-must-study-politics-and-war-that-my-sons-may-have-liberty-to-study-mathematics-and-philosophy/ 4 comments reddit.com
- Firstborn sons have higher IQs, Norway study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/hl_nm/intelligence_families_dc_1 2 comments reddit.com
- Masculine honor beliefs linked to disapproval of National Anthem protests, new study finds. People who agreed with statements such as“If your son got into a fight, you would be proud that he stood up for himself” were more likely to view protests during the National Anthem as inappropriate. https://www.psypost.org/2018/11/masculine-honor-beliefs-linked-to-disapproval-of-national-anthem-protests-study-finds-52496 4 comments science
- Masculine honor beliefs linked to disapproval of National Anthem protests, new study finds. People who agreed with statements such as“If your son got into a fight, you would be proud that he stood up for himself” were more likely to view protests during the National Anthem as inappropriate. https://www.psypost.org/2018/11/masculine-honor-beliefs-linked-to-disapproval-of-national-anthem-protests-study-finds-52496 62 comments science
- Fear can be inherited through sperm: Lab mice trained to fear a particular smell can transfer the impulse to their unborn sons and grandsons through a mechanism in their sperm, a study reveals. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fear-can-be-inherited-through-sperm-1.2448914 18 comments science
- Boy Or Girl? Why Dads Want Sons, But Moms Want Daughters: "Women strongly prefer daughters while men wants sons, a study finds. Could this lead to sex selection?" http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/19/boy-or-girl-why-dads-want-sons-but-moms-want-daughters/ 22 comments science
- Having sons shortens women's life expectancy. New study shows risk of death increased by 7% per year for each son born — a small but statistically robust effect. Daughters seem to lengthen life-span very slightly. http://www.nature.com/news/having-sons-can-shorten-a-woman-s-life-expectancy-1.12516 13 comments science