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Kids raised by lesbian couples 'more aspirational'

London, Nov 15 (ANI): Lesbians make better parents than a man and a woman, says a British expert.

According to Stephen Scott, director of research at the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, kids who are taken care of by lesbian couples are more aspirational, reports The Times.

Speaking at the launch at the think tank Demos of a report on the influence of character on life, Scott said: "Lesbians make better parents than a man and a woman."

Experts have also backed Scott's comments.

Over the years, scientists have found that children brought up by female couples are more aspirational and more confident in championing social justice. They exhibit no more tendencies towards homosexuality than the offspring of heterosexual parents.(ANI)

Ultrasound screening can help prevent stroke among kids with sickle cell disease

Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have found that screening with an ultrasound machine helps prevent stroke among kids with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then preventively treated with blood transfusions.Childhood stroke has long been known to be a devastating complication of sickle cell disease, an inherited condition in which abnormal hemoglobin deforms red blood cells into sickle-shaped bodies that do not pass smoothly through blood vessels.Over an eight-year period, researchers.....
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