Scientists discover odd-ball rodent
A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia have discovered a long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered in den...Odd energy mechanism in bacteria analyzed
Scientists at Oregon State University have successfully cultured in a laboratory a microorganism with a gene for an alternate form of photochemistry - an advance that may ultimately help shed light on the ecology of the world's oceans. The microorganism is SAR11, the smallest free living cell known and probably the most abundant organism in the seas. By being able for the first time to stu...Ohio University researchers discover evolutionary oddity in flamingos
With their spindly legs, long necks and bright plumage, flamingos are a curiosity of nature. Now a new discovery by a team of Ohio University researchers reveals an anatomical oddity that helps flamingos eat: erectile tissue. Flamingos are known for their peculiar feeding behavior. While standing in shallow water, they bend their necks, tilt their bills upside down in the water and swish t...Asia's odd-ball antelope gets collared
A group of scientists led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in Mongolia's windswept Gobi Desert recently fitted high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) collars on eight saiga antelope in an effort to help protect one of Asia's most bizarre-looking ?and endangered ?large mammals. Standing just under two feet at the shoulder and weighing about 50 pounds, the...Prenatal Stress Keeps Infants, Toddlers up at Night, Study Says
While this finding presents itself as important news to tired new moms and dads for whom a soundly sleeping child spells out well-deserved respite it may carry eve...Toddlers Have Respiratory Trouble When Sleeping With Their Face Up
Controversial data has been obtained regarding the ideal sleeping position for toddlers with a new study stating that breathing difficulties //are more likely to occur when they sleep on their backs rather than on their side or other positions. This effect is more likely to be experienced by children who have sleep apnea, a common sleeping disorder associated with respiratory trouble....Stop Watching TV: Toddler Development Affected
I am sure so many harried parents have time and again thought ways to deter their toddlers// from watching TV. These days there is a flood of TV channels, but how many are right for viewing by children. Well, we can count that on our fingertips. Now, adding parents is a scientific that can help them justify barring children from watching TV. Other than helping them for educational purp...Britain Toddlers To Receive Flu-Jab In Addition To The 21 Shots
The UK health department officials have proposed the administration of flu vaccine to all children less than 2 years of age, // in an attempt to prevent the incidence of seasonal flu. The dreadful condition, which affects nearly 5 to 10% of the population during winter, had claimed the valuable lives of over 1000 UK citizens, last year. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisat...A Toddler Succumbs To Death Due To HFM
Hand, Foot and Mouth (HFM) disease has taken the life of another 14-month-old toddler in Bintulu. // Now the number of fatalities in Sarawak has reached six since the outbreak. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan told a press conference that a total of 82 children have been admitted to hospitals for HFM. Dr Chan, who is the chairman for the state Disaster M...Sphincter of Oddi Manometry Application
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