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Apr 01, 2013 04:36 AM EDT

Sleep Apnea in Kids Linked to Behavioral, Adaptive and Learning Problems

A latest study conducted by researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson, has tied children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) to an increased risk of ADHD-like behavioral and learning problems and other adaptive problems.

Apr 01, 2013 03:40 AM EDT

Increase in Temperature can Lead to Greening of the Arctic

Research scientists state that over the next few decades, the wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by 50 percent. And this massive greening could lead to climate warming at a greater rate than what was expected.

Mar 30, 2013 07:41 AM EDT

Scientists Uncover Mystery of Green Meteorite, State it is from Mercury

Scientists discovered that the strange green rock discovered last year in Morocco may be from the closest planet to the sun, stating that it is the first meteorite from Mercury.

Mar 30, 2013 07:29 AM EDT

Yangtze Finless Porpoises Close To Extinction: Survey

China's Yangtze finless porpoises, one of the country's national treasures, are getting rarer than the wild giant pandas. Their numbers dropped to 1,000, less than half of what they were in 2006.

Mar 30, 2013 07:01 AM EDT

Canola Oil Helps Reduce Belly Fat: Study

A latest study suggests that replacing selected oil blends with canola oil and high-oleic canola oil helps lower abdominal fat.

Mar 30, 2013 06:52 AM EDT

Study: Big Cats Living in Urbanized Areas in India

A recent finding from the Wildlife Conservation Society claims that five large carnivores, including leopards and striped hyenas, are living in a human-dominated landscape.

Mar 30, 2013 04:51 AM EDT

Air Pollutants Tied to Increased Risk of Birth Defects: Study

A California-based study has carefully monitored the impact of traffic-related air pollution and its affect on pregnant women.

Mar 30, 2013 04:34 AM EDT

FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has received a nod from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new drug Invokana (canaglilozin) which is used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Mar 29, 2013 06:29 AM EDT

Teen With Down Syndrome Successfully Reaches Mount Everest

A fifteen year old Elisha Reimer becomes the first person with Down syndrome to have successfully climbed to the base camp of Mount Everest.

Mar 29, 2013 06:15 AM EDT

New Blue Bellied Night Wanderer Fish Found

A new species of fish belonging to a new genus with blue belly was discovered in the Rio Negro, the largest tributary of the Amazon River. The finding is surprising because it is discovered in the area of Amazon basin that is one the most explored place.

Mar 29, 2013 06:03 AM EDT

Baby Gorilla Raised By Human Surrogates at Cincinnati Zoo

A two months old baby gorilla is being raised temporarily by a group of 10 human surrogate parents at the Cincinnati Zoo. The human surrogates are playing the role of the real mother by mimicking the behaviour of the mother gorilla.

Mar 29, 2013 05:49 AM EDT

Dolphin Mother Expresses Grief By Carrying its Dead Calf on Back: Video

Whale watchers aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari witnessed a heartbreaking scene of a dolphin carrying her dead baby calf on her back off the shores of Dana Point during their expedition.