The issue becomes even more complex in light of research that indicates kids can be gifted and learning disabled at the same time, says Webb.

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These lab results shed more light on this area of research.

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Conservative peer Baroness Knight of Collingtree then asked whether the government proposed to fund research into more effective flu vaccines, in the light of the recent report in medical journal the Lancet.

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He said more research was still needed, but the findings may lead to considerations of light levels during pregnancy and efforts to grow retinas in the laboratory.

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