Saturday, July 4, 2009

Surprise! IQ = sperm quality of men?

 This is concluded  by the British Institute of Psychiatry, after analysis of the data in the United States veterans of the Vietnam War.


 

 With high IQs often have more active sperm

 The researchers found that those in were better the intelligence tests their sperm is often more active. The results published in the latest issue of <intellectual> magazine. Prior to the latest research clearly support a theory that the gene also has the intelligence of other aspects of the impact of biological function. Therefore, any damage to small changes in intelligence are other aspects of the genetic characteristics of the hazard, such as sperm quality.

 
 In other words, with a healthy gene are more likely to have biology as "health reasons" (fitness factor), these factors make them healthier and more intelligent. Scientists used to believe that lifestyle factors are more likely to reflect the intelligence and the relationship between health. For example, higher IQ people smoke less,more like exercise. Experts believe that smoking and exercise of human intelligence will have an impact on performance.

Intelligence and sperm quality was statistically significant meaningful contact

 The latest research appears to have nothing to do to pass the test characteristics of the two - intelligence and sperm quality, of this gene to verify the theory. The results showed that there existed a small, but statistically significant links, at the same time that this link is smoking, drinking and other unhealthy habits are difficult to explain. The study in 425 men, all of them experienced several intelligence tests, and provide a semen sample.

 The researchers found that, without taking into account the age and life circumstances, higher IQ men in the decision of the three aspects of sperm quality - the quantity, concentration and ability - to better performance.

Allan Pacey, Dr. fertility experts of University of Sheffield. He said: "found in adult men of intelligence and semen quality in statistical ties, may be that they bred in the womb when the mother brain and the extent of the common development of the testis, as well as their adult life in how to better play its role did not show that playing Sudoku puzzle game to some extent stimulate sperm production. "