Sons of older fathers have normal brainpower: study

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By the time they reach their 20s, sons born to older fathers and those who were born to younger men score about the same on intelligence tests, a new Danish study finds. Whatever negative biological effects a father's age might have on his child may be offset by the benefits of being raised by a better educated and financially stable older father, researchers said. "Our results are reassuring for older fathers," Liselotte Petersen, the study's lead author, told Reuters Health in an email. ...



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