Washington, Mar 12: People who sleep less than six hours a night are nearly five times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study.

The study showed that people who slept less than six hours a night during the work week were nearly five times more likely to develop abnormal fasting blood sugar levels, an important precursor for diabetes.

Washington, Mar 12 : Kids who are born extremely premature are likely to face learning difficulties by the time they reach the age of 11, say researchers.

The research team from University of Warwick, University College London and the University of Nottingham have revealed that almost two thirds of children born below 26 weeks gestation require additional support at school.

During the study, the researchers looked at 307 extremely preterm children born in the UK and Ireland in 1995.

Washington, Mar 12: People who lose control over their facial muscles have now got a new lease of life, for scientists have now developed a technique that could restore their ability to wink, and eventually may help them smile by implanting an artificial muscle in their temple.

Developed at the University of California, Davis and SRI International, the technique has shown promising results on cadavers.

London, Mar 12: Besides ballooned waistlines, a fat neck may also signal possible trouble for the heart, warns a new study.

According to researchers from the Framingham Heart Study, the thickness of an individual''s neck may provide clues to their risk of developing heart problems.

The boffins said that even those with relatively trim waistlines appeared to be at greater risk if they had larger necks.

In the study, risk was defined as having lower levels of "good" cholesterol for instance, or higher levels of blood glucose.

Washington, Mar 12 : A new study has suggested that steroid doping tests currently used in international sport are ''not fit for purpose'' because they ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity.

According to the World Anti-Doping Agency, testosterones, and other hormones that boost testosterone levels, are commonly used as illicit performance enhancers in a number of sports.

Washington, Mar 12: Long-term exposure to ozone-one of the most widespread pollutants in the world and a key component of smog-significantly increases the risk of dying from lung disease, says a new study.

The study found that the risk of dying from respiratory disease is more than 30 percent greater in metropolitan areas with the highest ozone concentrations than in those with the lowest ozone concentrations.