robingHood writes:
"New Scientist Magazine reports on findings that suggest that delaying fatherhood may increase the risk of fathering children with disorders such as Apert syndrome, Autism and Schizophrenia. The article reports that 'although there is a big increase in risk for many disorders, it's a big increase in a very small risk. A 40-year-old is about 50 per cent more likely to father an autistic child than a 20-year-old is, for instance, but the overall risk is only about 1 per cent to start with.' In other words: time to start mating before those tadpoles turn into toads."
(Score: 5, Informative) by martyb on Friday February 21 2014, @03:17AM
Okay, I'd heard of Autism [wikipedia.org] and Schizophrenia [wikipedia.org], but had never heard of Apert Syndrome. For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apert_syndrome [wikipedia.org].
Have just started reading it, but thought I could help save some Soylents' searching. The pictures of one manifestation are quite helpful.
Wit is intellect, dancing. I'm too old to act my age. Life is too important to take myself seriously.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Fluffeh on Friday February 21 2014, @03:46AM
Apert Syndrome is a step Apert from Autism and Schizophrenia...
*sips coffee*