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Children of poverty stricken families suffer lags in brain development and score as much as 20 per cent lower on cognitive tests, a new study has found. Low-income children had atypical structural brain development and lower standardised test scores, with as much as an estimated 20 per cent in the achievement gap explained by development lags in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, researchers said. Socioeconomic disparities in school readiness and academic performance are well documented but little is known about the mechanisms underlying the influence of poverty on children's learning and achievement.

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the biggest causes of preventable blindness among Indian adults, doctors said. Calling diabetes an uncontrolled disease in India with 65 million cases, the doctors say that at least 40 percent of the severe diabetics will suffer from diabetic retinopathy if steps are not taken to control it.

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It may appear counterintuitive but including a little bit of sweets in your meal could help you stop gaining unhealthy weight, new research suggests.

An experimental drug aimed at combating Alzheimer's disease has a host of unexpected anti-ageing effects in animals, a new study says. To combat the disease, the drug targets Alzheimer's major risk factor - old age.

If you are a diabetic, having diets rich in potassium may help you protect the heart and kidney health, says a new study. Individuals with Type-2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing kidney failure and heart disease.

If you are asthmatic, reducing anxiety can help you better manage the respiratory condition, new research has found. The findings suggest that when people with high level of anxiety also have asthma, their suffering can be far more debilitating and dangerous, because they have difficulty managing their asthma.

A new drug can help patients with blood cancers who are resistant to current chemotherapy lead a normal and active life, show results of an international clinical trial, a first-in-man study of the drug.

Not just your wife, emotional relationships with siblings, friends, neighbours and co-workers can also result in lower testosterone levels as you age, researchers including an Indian-origin scientist report.

Medical experts said High Frequency Ultrasound can be used as a better diagnostic tool for investigating bone and joint problems which are not detected by other existing tests like computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound, a high frequency ultrasound, can give accurate diagnosis and can be done on pregnant women, children and elderly people, Dr Nidhi Bhatnagar, a specialist radiologist, said here at a press conference organised by Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Group, an association of radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons.

The route to drug addiction for most women could begin with doctor-prescribed painkillers, a new study warns.