Friday, September 05, 2008

Increased Bipolar Risk for Children of Older Fathers

http://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/news/20080902/bipolar-risk-for-kids-born-to-older-dads

Adding to previous research that found increased risk of schizophrenia and autism among children with older fathers, a new study has found that they are also at increased risk of being bipolar. While the increase in risk was substantial, the individual risk of developing the disorder was still quite small.

1 comments:

concerned heart said...

The risk of bipolar, added to the risk of autism, schizophrenia, breast cancer, prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, type 1 diabetes, MS, etc. etc. is quite high the older the father.