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Study reveals college students with disabilities at greater risk for subst
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): College students with physical and cognitive disabilities use illicit drugs more, and have a higher prevalence of drug use disorder than their non-disabled peers, according to a Rutgers study.
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Maya Hawke says she was 'kicked out of school for not being able to read'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): American actor Maya Hawke in a recent interview delved into her experience with dyslexia.
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Kit Harington emotional over fundraiser started in his honour by 'GoT' fan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): Actor Kit Harington made a donation to the UK's Royal Mencap Society on Wednesday after the fans of the insanely popular HBO series 'Game of Thrones' raised funds for the organisation, which works for people with learning disabilities.
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Mewar Prince Speaks About Overcoming Learning Disabilities at Early Ed Asi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur royalty made an emotional and extremely personal revelation during his talk at a premier conference on Early Childhood education in Jaipur. He spoke about the time that his school counsellor announced that he was
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A promising treatment to cut brain injury in newborns
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified a promising treatment to reduce or prevent brain injury in newborns who have suffered hypoxia-ischemia, a serious complication in which restricted blood flow deprives the brain of oxygen.
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Lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays preemies' brain maturation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has found that cognitive and learning disabilities in premature infants, once believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain, is actually caused by low oxygen.
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Fathers beware! Doing cocaine while planning family may affect your son�
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 24 (ANI): A team of US researchers warn, fathers, who do cocaine at the time of conceiving a child, may be putting their son at risk of learning disabilities and memory loss.
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Foster care children are at greater risk of mental, physical health proble
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 17 (ANI): The children, who are brought up under foster care system, are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and depression to behavioral issues, asthma and obesity, sugges
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Family of Pakistani origin sues NY school over forced 'terrorist'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York, Aug. 18 (ANI): An American family of Pakistani origin has in a $50 million federal lawsuit claimed that a 12-year-old Muslim boy with learning disabilities was forced by the officials of a school in New York to sign a false confession stating that he was a terrorist.
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