News tagged with balancing act

'Back talk' from blood cells to their progenitors is critical to balancing blood supply

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the body's blood supply, maintaining the right balance is crucial. UCLA stem cell scientists have now discovered that in the common fruit fly, this balancing act requires a complex "conversation" ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White House threatens veto over net neutrality

The White House warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would veto a resolution introduced in the Senate that seeks to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Patients at small, isolated, rural hospitals in US more likely to receive lower quality of care

In the first national study to examine care at critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural areas of the U.S., Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that CAHs have fewer clinical capabilities, lower quality ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New 10-year study confirms too many pitches strike out youth athletes early

For years, sports medicine professionals have talked about youth pitching injuries and the stress the motion causes on developing bones and muscles. In a new, 10-year study published in the February issue of the American Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Science' article has implications for all rapidly developing fields

Global climate change and other fast-developing scientific fields can take a cue from a prolonged process that eventually led to a workable compromise regarding the release of new data by human genome researchers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm

(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Study reports current shortage of surgeons in Maryland likely to worsen

New research published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals shortages of qualified surgeons in many regions of Maryland, especially in rural areas. Excessive administrative demand ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1