Study Backs Link between Father's Age, Schizophrenia
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Children born to older fathers have a higher than normal risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, Swedish scientists said on Friday.
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CHICAGO/LONDON  - Variations in a gene helped shield adults who had endured child abuse from becoming depressed as adults, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that helps explain how nature and nurture give rise to mental illness.
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Mounting evidence is suggesting that as men get older, they face an increased risk of fathering children with abnormalities.
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Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.
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Scientists say they have identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that one day may help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
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Does your brother or sister have heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said on Monday.
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Children are as likely to inherit eczema from their fathers as they are from their mothers, research suggests.
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Fathers exposed to radiation pass on the damage to their children, research suggests.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers have long wondered about the role environmental factors play in rising rates of childhood ills such as asthma, obesity, autism, learning disabilities and schizophrenia.
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Scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine have identified a gene that may be connected to both alcoholism and depression, the Associated Press reported Sept.
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Men without children have a  lower risk of prostate cancer compared with fathers, but those  who father a brood of kids appear to have a relatively low risk  also, the results of a large study suggest.
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Psychotic mice that flee their littermates may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Children with older fathers have a significantly increased risk of having autism, a study has concluded.
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Children born to older fathers have a higher than normal risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, Swedish scientists say.
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A new study says that first-time mothers-but not first-time fathers-are at an increased risk for mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
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NEW YORK  - Many children of depressed  mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show,  and both parents' problems are associated with an increased  risk of depression and conduct disorder among the children.
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Does your brother or sister have heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you are at risk that your parents&#39; health history, researchers said on Monday.