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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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MAR 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and published in the journal Nature Communications has turned ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2019Videos
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During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Animal conservation can be a challenging endeavor, and that’s why conservationists are always searching for new an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was just at the end of last year that NASA divulged its plans to resume lunar-centric science operations. Perhaps one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019Microbiology
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The nature versus nurture debate is not a new one; how much of who were are is determined by our genes, and how much of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules on the cell membrane and channels through it play important roles in that cell-to-cell signaling.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia and published in the journal Nature Communications has turned
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2019
Videos
Air pollution plagues not only our cities but also our homes. This video follows a family through their journey to try t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2019
Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming found a contaminated Petri dish, and from there, humanity's use of antibiotics started.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
For almost a decade, thanks to an increased effort in exoplanet hunting such as NASA's Kepler mission, astronomers h
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The cannabis info website, Leafly.com, has just broken the news about how SXSW (that little gathering in Austi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a rare concession from the National Football League, officials are preparing to make changes to its substance abuse p
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Once thought to be passed down from an ancient ancestor, it actually seems that some animals gained regenerative skills
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronauts have been to the Moon before, but only for short periods. One of humankind’s long-term goals is to esta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2019
Technology
A game-changing wearable device for password storage called ‘The Token Ring’ was developed by Rochester Inst
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 05, 2019
Space & Astronomy
An empty fuel tank forced NASA to retire its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of last October, but that doesn’t n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a surprising report published in the journal Human Reproduction scientists from Harvard reveal their results of
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While life is intrinsically connected to water, there are some so-called anhydrobiotic organisms that can survive for lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Space & Astronomy
At least 79 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter as we speak, but four of those are of particular interest to astronomer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservation can be a challenging endeavor, and that’s why conservationists are always searching for new an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The European Parliament has finally gotten on board. In a recent decision, parliament voted with a grand majority to ban
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was just at the end of last year that NASA divulged its plans to resume lunar-centric science operations. Perhaps one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MYC is a proto-oncogene, meaning it can contribute to the development of cancer when it carries mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sleep is vital to good health for a variety of reasons. For example, the risk of heart disease increases when people don
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Just as expected, SpaceX moved forward with a momentous end-to-end demonstration launch for NASA on Saturday, verifying
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The nature versus nurture debate is not a new one; how much of who were are is determined by our genes, and how much of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules on the cell membrane and channels through it play important roles in that cell-to-cell signaling.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch