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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 12, 2019Cancer
A recent study compared the cancer genomes of a rare form of melanoma (mucosal melanoma) in humans, dogs, and horses in ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2019Cardiology
Although it has been slow to catch on, the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize heart function may soon ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Upon embarking on a research trip in the vast deserts of Namibia, geologists from West Virginia University realized as s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2019Cardiology
You’ve probably noticed the “feel good“ effect of good work out. We know that this feeling is a result ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2019Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2019Cardiology
In the largest study of its kind, researchers examined data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a newly discovered, recently studied physiological system which interfaces with the ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
An exhaustive review came out in mid-2018 in the journal Brain Research Bulletin by Dr. Dwaipayan Sen and coll ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 06, 2019Technology
Completed in 2018, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) is officially the world’s longest bridge. The structur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2019Immunology
Researchers show, for the first time, that a blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen is responsible for a series of mol ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 06, 2019Immunology
Researchers have revealed a subtype of immune cell aiding in the autoimmune disorder Multiple SclerosisWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
For those who celebrate the Lunar New Year, 2019 is the year of the pig. But for chemists around the world, 2019 marks t ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that higher water temperatures resulting from clima ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 05, 2019Plants & Animals
All wild animals must hunt to survive; it’s the natural order of things. But it’s sometimes tricky for scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Space & Astronomy
When NASA launched its InSight mission to study the neighboring planet of Mars, the payload also comprised of two briefc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 05, 2019Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Neuroscience
A new review published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease suggests that our previous diagnostic criteria f ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 05, 2019Cardiology
An ongoing study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that walking cadence is a reliable measure of ex ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Summary: Scientists show in experimental and preclinical recipients that islets transplanted in the eye can survive and ...Written By: Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Cancer
A recent study compared the cancer genomes of a rare form of melanoma (mucosal melanoma) in humans, dogs, and horses in
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2019
Cardiology
Although it has been slow to catch on, the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize heart function may soon
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Upon embarking on a research trip in the vast deserts of Namibia, geologists from West Virginia University realized as s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2019
Cardiology
You’ve probably noticed the “feel good“ effect of good work out. We know that this feeling is a result
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Great emphasis has been placed on the impact the climate change has on the oceans, the atmosphere, the poles – but
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2019
Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2019
Cardiology
In the largest study of its kind, researchers examined data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a newly discovered, recently studied physiological system which interfaces with the
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
An exhaustive review came out in mid-2018 in the journal Brain Research Bulletin by Dr. Dwaipayan Sen and coll
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 06, 2019
Technology
Completed in 2018, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) is officially the world’s longest bridge. The structur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2019
Immunology
Researchers show, for the first time, that a blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen is responsible for a series of mol
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 06, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have revealed a subtype of immune cell aiding in the autoimmune disorder Multiple Sclerosis
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
For those who celebrate the Lunar New Year, 2019 is the year of the pig. But for chemists around the world, 2019 marks t
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications suggests that higher water temperatures resulting from clima
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
All wild animals must hunt to survive; it’s the natural order of things. But it’s sometimes tricky for scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Space & Astronomy
When NASA launched its InSight mission to study the neighboring planet of Mars, the payload also comprised of two briefc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 05, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Neuroscience
A new review published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease suggests that our previous diagnostic criteria f
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 05, 2019
Cardiology
An ongoing study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that walking cadence is a reliable measure of ex
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Summary: Scientists show in experimental and preclinical recipients that islets transplanted in the eye can survive and
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl