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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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FEB 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have teamed up to combat African sleeping sickness, which is caused by trypanosomes, unicellular protozoans t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark are working towards finding new methods for battling antibiotic resis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Strep throat is a common illness. Now researchers know why it sometimes causes a flesh-eating disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Of all the potential adverse effects of a marijuana lifestyle, I bet you hadn't considered one oft-neglected pa
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 20, 2019
Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
Lobsters are fascinating marine animals, but they’re also a delicacy in certain parts of the world. While eating l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's inevitable in life, but aging isn't really something people look forward to.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with many different kinds of microorganisms, which interact with us, one another, and the environme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is expected to launch sometime next year, so you’d be right to assume that NASA is ma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2019
Videos
Upon first sip, you might cringe at the taste, but once you get used to it, you'll bask in its glory! Yes, we're
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
The primary job of a conservationist is to safeguard existing animal species and mitigate the effects of human-related b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2019
Neuroscience
When most people think "hippocampus", they usually think "learning and memory" (alternatively, they
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
What most people understand about type II diabetes is that poor diet, over time, causes the overwhelmed pancreas to lose
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 18, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about how specific strains of bacteria in our guts are connected to various aspects of our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
Obesity in children is a complex condition associated with a number of risk factors. Obesity is generally characterized
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found a small change in a gene called MRGPRX4 that is linked to a significant increase in the preferenc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Humans commercially harvest many marine animals because a booming market exists above the ocean’s surface. Unfortu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study by Rutgers University found that overdosing on loperamide—a non-prescription, over-the-counter diar
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Mars may seem like a dull, desolate wasteland at first glance, but just like our home planet Earth, our planetary neighb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary, treatment options are limited and the condition tends to get worse over
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan