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CANBERRA Men's Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit 2018 Shoes Black UK , March 22 (Xinhua) -- Taking fish oil supplements while pregnant will not result in smarter children, according to the results of a decade-long study by Australian researchers.


Researchers from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) discovered that routinely taking DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) supplements - an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils - while pregnant does not affect the future 'brightness' of the child, despite some supplement companies claiming it will.


The team from SAHMRI followed more than 460 children from pregnancy until they were 10 years old, and found a negligible difference in the IQ of those whose mothers took fish oil supplements compared to those who didn't.


According to the research, the average IQ of children born after exposure to fish oils was 98.31 compared to 97.32 for the "control group."


Jacqueline Gould from SAHMRI told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) there were no significant differences in language, academic abilities, or executive functioning as a result of fish oil exposure.


"Overall we found that there's been no benefit ... so the babies in this study don't seem to have any benefit to their brain development from their mothers taking fish oil Men's Nike Air Vapormax 2018 Shoes Black UK ," Gould said on Wednesday.


"Mainly we looked at their intelligence. So at 18 months we did some assessments with them, and again when they reached four years and just now when they turned seven."


She said the study was undertaken in response to claims from some manufacturers that taking the supplements would lead to happier, healthier and smarter babies.


"Back when we first started this study some of the supplement manufacturers were specifically marketing their supplements as being beneficial for babies' brain development," she said.


Gould added that while there was no tangible difference in the IQ of kids exposed to fish oil's benefits, it did result in more full-term pregnancies.


"The length of pregnancy increased just a little bit in the fish oil group, and that actually meant there were slightly fewer babies born very pre-term," Gould told the ABC.


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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Gustavo Ayon has signed on to play for basketball team Real Madrid for the next two seasons for 1.8 million euros (2.3 million dollars) a year, the team confirmed on Tuesday.


Real Madrid reached an agreement with Ayon's current NBA team, the Atlanta Hawks, to have the 2.08-meter-tall, 29-year-old play defense for the Spanish squad, one of Europe's strongest basketball teams.


Ayon Men's Nike Air Vapormax Shoes Navy Black UK , the undisputed leader of Mexico's national team at this year's world championships in Spain, and a top player internationally, has been playing the past three years in the NBA, strengthening his physical condition and defensive technique.


Ayon, sporting a No. 14 jersey, signed the contract at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, accompanied by Real Madrid director Juan Carlos Sanchez Lazaro and coach Alberto Herreros Men's Nike Air Vapormax KPU TPU Shoes Green Black UK , among others.



HAVANA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The efforts of Cuba and U.S. to restore diplomatic ties and normalize once-hostile relations have given way to cooperation in the field of sports.


On the heels of Democratic congressmen, Google executives and the governor of New York state -- all of whom recently beat a path to Cuba's door to explore trade and business opportunities -- comes the National Basketball Association (NBA).


On Thursday the NBA opened a basketball camp in Cuba, where baseball has long reigned supreme, "aimed at boosting the game's popularity on the communist-run island," according to an article posted on the association's website.


The first day of the four-day camp, Dikembe Mutombo Men's Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit Shoes Grey UK , NBA global ambassador and recent Hall of Fame inductee, showed off his skills on the court as Cuban players watched.


The association acknowledged that basketball trails in fourth place in Cuba, after baseball, boxing and soccer, but hopes veterans like Mutombo and Steve Nash can help change that, and increase both the number of fans and the pool of talent.


The basketball envoys will be giving workshops and conferences for kids, youth Men's Nike Air Vapormax KPU TPU Shoes All Red UK , and athletes on Cuba's national teams, as well as their coaches.


"As you know, basketball is a sport that can connect people, give them a bridge for cultural change," the article cited Mutombo as saying. "I'm glad that we're about to build this bridge."


Nash, a former MVP and eight-time "All Star" player, said Cuba has a great training program Men's Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit Shoes Blue White UK , but needed help to grow the sport.


Alberto Garcia, regional director of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the Americas, which sponsored the event, said two Cuban players will be invited to take part in another training camp in August and September in the Dominican Republic.


The sports cooperation comes as part of a project called "Basketball Without Borders," which the NBA and FIBA operate around the globe, to develop and scout for talent.


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HONG KONG, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is planning to put prefabricated homes on trial among efforts to ease housing supply stress, an official said on Thursday.


The trial sites will be in the Science and Technology Park and the University of Hong Kong, said Secretary for Development of the HKSAR government Michael Wong Wai-lun at the opening ceremony for Construction Safety Week.


The prefabricated houses would be dormitories for young employees of the park and for students of .