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ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. "A" means no. "Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means nourishment - "No muscle nourishment."
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JUL 06, 2020Neuroscience
In a paper recently published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers from the National Institutes of Health a ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons are a well-studied cell type in the brain. But another type of brain cell called glia has received less attentio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Cardiology
In a recent study done by Jonas Bovijn, MBChB, MSc, DLSHTM, of the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford’ ...Written By: Lawrence RennaJUN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2020Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay In 2015 a massive outbreak of the Zika virus started in Brazil and spread across 33 countries. The ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 10, 2020Neuroscience
Video: More about Uncanny Valley Syndrome from MOCH it. Rhesus macaques are a species of monkey often used ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A carbon dioxide sensor developed by physicists at the University of Alberta can be manufactured on a mere piece of pape ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAY 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are challenging what we thought we knew about the mechanism of sexual reproduction.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers at McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have tested a stem cell treatment method that av ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAY 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Southern Africa, has made claims that his count ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 04, 2020Cardiology
Familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH, is an inherited genetic mutation in how the body recycles LDL cholesterol (bad cho ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 27, 2020Cardiology
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension, or high b ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 20, 2020Cardiology
Researchers have found that a low resting heart rate may be linked to criminal convictions, as well as medical treatment ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 08, 2020Neuroscience
It's easy to gauge a dog or cat's emotion by reading their facial expression, but the same has been historically ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 25, 2020Health & Medicine
CT scans from 27 patients that first contracted Cornonavirus in Wuhan, China reveal signatures in the lungs that could h ...Written By: Carly BoydMAR 20, 2020Technology
Researchers have recently developed solid material that can control the release of physiologically favorable gases. The ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 20, 2020Neuroscience
Image: Metropolitian State University of Denver The COVID-19 pandemic has caused social interactions, resources, and mos ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 11, 2020Neuroscience
Indiana University New research from the University of Trento shows how areas of the brain work to recall complex semant ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made numerous advances in bioengineering, bioprinting, and nanolithography.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists working on the EPFL Blue Brain Project explain the algebraic patterns of neuron activity. Scientists at ...Written By: Amanda Mikyska
JUL 06, 2020
Neuroscience
In a paper recently published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers from the National Institutes of Health a
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons are a well-studied cell type in the brain. But another type of brain cell called glia has received less attentio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Cardiology
In a recent study done by Jonas Bovijn, MBChB, MSc, DLSHTM, of the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford’
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
JUN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay In 2015 a massive outbreak of the Zika virus started in Brazil and spread across 33 countries. The
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: More about Uncanny Valley Syndrome from MOCH it. Rhesus macaques are a species of monkey often used
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A carbon dioxide sensor developed by physicists at the University of Alberta can be manufactured on a mere piece of pape
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAY 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are challenging what we thought we knew about the mechanism of sexual reproduction.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have tested a stem cell treatment method that av
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAY 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Southern Africa, has made claims that his count
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 04, 2020
Cardiology
Familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH, is an inherited genetic mutation in how the body recycles LDL cholesterol (bad cho
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 27, 2020
Cardiology
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension, or high b
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 20, 2020
Cardiology
Researchers have found that a low resting heart rate may be linked to criminal convictions, as well as medical treatment
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 08, 2020
Neuroscience
It's easy to gauge a dog or cat's emotion by reading their facial expression, but the same has been historically
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
CT scans from 27 patients that first contracted Cornonavirus in Wuhan, China reveal signatures in the lungs that could h
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 20, 2020
Technology
Researchers have recently developed solid material that can control the release of physiologically favorable gases. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 20, 2020
Neuroscience
Image: Metropolitian State University of Denver The COVID-19 pandemic has caused social interactions, resources, and mos
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Indiana University New research from the University of Trento shows how areas of the brain work to recall complex semant
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made numerous advances in bioengineering, bioprinting, and nanolithography.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists working on the EPFL Blue Brain Project explain the algebraic patterns of neuron activity. Scientists at
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska