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Dec 19, 2012 07:35 AM EST

Study Explains Why Santa's Reindeer Rudolf Has a Red Nose

Researchers state that Rudolf the red nose reindeer did have a red nose that was richly supplied with red blood vessels that protected it from freezing and regulated the brain temperature.

Dec 18, 2012 07:04 AM EST

Dogs Comfort Grieving Families at Sandy Hook

Some form of relief came to these grieving families as a team of golden retrievers traveled 800 miles from the K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry at Lutheran Church Charities in Illinois to help console them.

Dec 18, 2012 02:04 AM EST

Fossils of Saber-toothed Cat Discovered in Las Vegas Wash

Paleontologists have unearthed fossils in the Tule Springs region north of Las Vegas, Nevada, believed to be bones of the saber-toothed cat that existed during the Ice Age.

Dec 17, 2012 02:58 AM EST

Carotenoids Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Lean Men

Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health noticed a strong association between carotenoids and their ability to lessen the risk of hip fractures in elderly men.

Dec 15, 2012 07:11 AM EST

Space Travelers Need Medical Clearance

Clinicians will be asked to provide medical clearance for these people. For this purpose a team of experts from North America provided certain advice to the clinicians who required direction when advising patients on space travel.

Dec 14, 2012 08:27 AM EST

Cloud Forest Trees Use Leaves To Consume Water

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that tropical montane cloud forest trees just don't rely on their roots to take up water but they also depend on their leaves to consume water from the clouds directly.

Dec 13, 2012 03:39 AM EST

Evidence of Cheese Making Dates Back 7500 Years

If you think cheese was invented in modern times then you would be wrong. Prehistoric man living in Northern Europe was already making cheese more than 7,000 years ago, according to a study.

Dec 12, 2012 01:59 AM EST

Use Mobile App and Shed 15 Pounds Weight

Mobile apps that track diets and activities of people help them shed 15 pounds in weight on an average, according to researchers from Northwestern Medicine

Dec 11, 2012 02:35 AM EST

Extinct Lizard ‘Obamadon’ Latest Creature to be Named after President Obama

After fish and lichen, it is an extinct lizard that has been named after the recently re-elected President Obama. With the fish being named Ethiostoma Obama and the lichen Caloplaca obamae, the small insect-eating lizard is being called Obamadon.

Dec 10, 2012 05:00 AM EST

New Drug Reduces Risk of Deadly Side Effects of Bone Marrow Transplant

There are chances of serious and deadly side effects cropping up with bone marrow transplant. To treat these side effects researchers have come up with a new class of drugs.

Dec 10, 2012 03:12 AM EST

Study Reveals How the Brain Assesses Confidence In Its Decisions

For the first time is been discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decision. This has new finding been produced by the Wellcome Trust researchers. They have clearly explained why some people have better insight into their choices than others.

Dec 10, 2012 12:03 AM EST