Older fathers increase risk of grandkids with autism

If you’re a man, having children at an older age may put your grandchild at a higher risk of having an autism.

A new study, which was published in JAMA Psychiatry on March 20, found that risk factors for autism may increase over several generations

“We tend to think in terms of the here and now when we talk about the effect of the environment on our genome,” study co-author states.

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