ScienceDaily Top Science Headlines -- for Saturday, October 22, 2011

ScienceDaily Top Science Headlines

for Saturday, October 22, 2011

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Cooling the warming debate: Major new analysis confirms that global warming is real (October 21, 2011) -- Global warming is real, according to a major new study. Despite issues raised by climate change skeptics, the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study finds reliable evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature of approximately 1 degree Celsius since the mid-1950s. ... > full story

Blood-pressure-lowering drug after stroke aids recovery, study suggests (October 21, 2011) -- A commonly prescribed blood pressure-lowering medication appears to kick start recovery in the unaffected brain hemisphere after a stroke by boosting blood vessel growth, a new study has found. ... > full story

Biologists describe key mechanism in early embryo development (October 21, 2011) -- Biologists have identified a key mechanism controlling early embryonic development that is critical in determining how structures such as appendages -- arms and legs in humans -- grow in the right place and at the right time. ... > full story

Are acid-suppressing drugs prescribed too often in infants? (October 21, 2011) -- Frequent spitting up, irritability, and unexplained crying in infants can be very distressing to parents. Pediatricians often prescribe acid-suppressing drugs for these symptoms in an effort to treat infants for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however, GERD is an uncommon cause of these symptoms in otherwise thriving infants. Experts now caution against the over-diagnosis of GERD and over-prescription of acid-suppressing drugs in infants. ... > full story

SideBySide projection system enables projected interaction between mobile devices (October 21, 2011) -- Researchers have devised a system called SideBySide that enables animated images from two separate handheld projectors to interact with each other on the same surface. The system, suitable for games, education and a variety of other applications, is self-contained in special handheld devices. No external cameras or other sensors are required, which enables people to use the projectors to interact with each other anywhere and at anytime. ... > full story

Improved living environments can reduce health problems for women and children (October 21, 2011) -- Low-income women with children who moved from high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhoods experienced notable long-term improvements in aspects of their health; namely, reductions in diabetes and extreme obesity, according to a new study. ... > full story

New evidence for the oldest oxygen-breathing life on land (October 21, 2011) -- New research shows the first evidence that oxygen-breathing bacteria occupied and thrived on land 100 million years earlier than previously thought. ... > full story

Can aromatherapy produce harmful indoor air pollutants? (October 21, 2011) -- Spas that offer massage therapy using fragrant essential oils, called aromatherapy, may have elevated levels of potentially harmful indoor air pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine particles, according to a new article. ... > full story

Bolivia's jaguars set a record (October 21, 2011) -- In a new camera trap survey in the world's most biologically diverse landscape, researchers have identified more individual jaguars than ever before. ... > full story

Women can self-test for HPV, easily and accurately, study suggests (October 21, 2011) -- A team of German researchers has shown that women can accurately test themselves for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the most common cause of cervical cancer. ... > full story

Electrochemistry controlled with a plasma electrode (October 21, 2011) -- Engineers have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of solid pieces of metal. The technology may open new pathways for battery and fuel cell design and manufacturing, making hydrogen fuel and synthesizing nanomaterials and polymers. ... > full story

A new discipline emerges: The psychology of science (October 21, 2011) -- You've heard of the history of science, the philosophy of science, maybe even the sociology of science. But how about the psychology of science? ... > full story