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Early intellectual gap found for kids of older fathers

Children with older fathers score lower on cognitive tests than those with younger fathers, regardless of mothers’ ages, a new study finds

By Bruce Bower

- More than 2 years ago

Father knows best, but his kids might fall a bit short if he conceives them after age 50. Children of older fathers lag somewhat behind children fathered by younger men on a battery of intellectual tests, at least until age 7, according to a reanalysis of data from a large U.S.