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...become less fecund as they age, but their fertility begins to decline relatively early - around age 24, six years or so before women's. Historically, infertility has been seen as a female issue, as has the increased risk of Down syndrome and other birth defects, but studies now also link higher rates of autism, schizophrenia and Down syndrome in children born to older fathers. A recent paper by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute found that the risk of bipolar disorder in children increased with paternal age, particularly in children born to men age 55 or older...
...male fertility, from a decrease in the number of sperm and their motility to lower testosterone levels to the effects of other age-related diseases like diabetes, which is associated with erectile dysfunction and lower levels of testosterone. But researchers think that genetic factors may be behind the link between paternal age and a child's risk of bipolar disorder and psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia, whose origins are increasingly being attributed to DNA. Although sperm may be no more than 90 days old, the cells that make sperm may be subject to increasing DNA mutations...
...Ohio A Spike in Teen Suicides A sharp increase in the teen-suicide rate in 2004 was largely sustained in 2005, according to a new study. Some worry that warnings of a link between antidepressants and youth suicide is actually fueling the trend by dissuading at-risk teens from taking medication. Alcohol, access to guns and suicides among teenage U.S. troops were also cited as possible factors in the spike...
...Berlusconi insists that Libya has inched back into the international community, and that the hefty dollar figure includes a large portion in investment projects that will benefit Italian companies, including a long planned major highway to link Algeria to Tunisia and Egypt. Gaddafi also announced that Italy will get preferential deals on his country's oil and gas reserves, and threw in the return of an ancient Venus statue taken to Rome during colonial times as a sign of goodwill...
...peanut butter and honey sandwiches with Bush give Rove White House access, but reinforce the public perception of a shared fate - something the new Rove needs to shake. The rise of Schmidt and the ensuing Roveian attacks on Obama have also increased the ease with which Obama can link McCain to the tactics of his predecessor. That's fine if McCain wins, but "it'll be interesting to see what happens to Rove's reputation and how much people are willing to listen to his crap if Obama wins," says a frustrated Democratic Senate aide...