The older you become, the more intelligent your son will be

An interesting new finding about the relationship between father's age and children's intelligence causes a stir among the medical world.

In a new finding, the older father can be a reassuring, solid support for their son's future and many of them have the qualities of future professionals.

A previous study showed that children born to older fathers have a higher incidence of autism and mental illness, whereas this latest study also highlights new benefits from people. older father.

Research author Magdalena Janecka said: "We already know about the negative effects of older fathers on children, but now, we have to accept the fact that children with older fathers will better education, career ' - She is a graduate student at the Seaver Autism Center at Icahn Medical School in Mount Sinai, New York City.

Researchers point out that boys, whose father is older, tend to be smarter, more focused, and have better qualities, potentials in learning and future career choices.

To this conclusion, the team surveyed 15,000 twins, completing an online 12-year Geek-based online test that included non-verbal IQs, concentration, and commune separation. Assembly Their parent information is also provided. The whole data is statistic by scientists, resulting in a general Greek index.

In general, boys with older dads have a much higher Geek index. Janecka suggests that older fathers tend to be more affluent, stable in their careers, children who grow up in a qualified environment, have access to education and potential development and careers. .

In addition, the researchers suspect that there are some harmful genes that cause autism in children with older dads linked to the Geek index.

Janeka said: "When children are born with only a few harmful genes, they can still be more successful in learning because invasion is very few. If the rate of gene damage is higher, combined. with other genetic factors they are at higher risk of autism, and maybe autism is very much related to IQ ' .

This research has just been published in Translational Psychiatry.