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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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JAN 21, 2019Health & Medicine
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JAN 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
The arrival of a new baby is usually a happy event, but it can also be stressful with all the new responsibilities, and
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JAN 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It may one day be possible to predict how long a person will live by looking at a few regions of a person's genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2019
Microbiology
Beneficial microbes are already a source of antibiotics. Now researchers have found a microbial mosquito repellent
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have combined two powerful imaging tools to visualize the brain at the molecular level.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2019
Cardiology
We know that exercise is a vital component of a healthy life. But how can we set up our children to be healthy, fit indi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge becaus
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 19, 2019
Technology
Generally speaking, robots are seen as these moving bulky machines loaded with complex systems of electronics, sensors,
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (H
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Acute kidney injury, also known as acute renal failure, involves a rapid decrease in renal function demonstrated by a re
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 19, 2019
Videos
Our genes contain two kinds of sections - introns and exons.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2019
Microbiology
A type of bacteria in the gut make an enzyme that can interfere with levodopa, a Parkinson's disease therapy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are getting closer to engineering synthetic tissues that mimic natural organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
On its own, the research on the phytochemicals present in cannabis suggests that no, marijuana will not make you fat (mu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 17, 2019
Microbiology
The community of microbes in our gut is critical to our health. If it's out of balance, researchers are investigating wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earlier this month, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) made history by becoming the first space agency ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2019
Technology
One of the top causes of hospitalization of individuals living with dementia are urinary tract infections (UTI). A UTI i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2019
Technology
Generally speaking, computers are made of the most basic features that included semi-conductor chips consisting of proce
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A protein called Nischarin can help stop breast cancer from growing and metastasizing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent article published in the Journal of Neuroscience presents more data to suggest that marijuana use in adolescent
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists working at Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, or CHIME, announced that they have detected a tota
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 16, 2019
Cardiology
If you are like most people, eating lunch or dinner at work is a given. Add snacking and coffee breaks to the mix and yo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs do all sorts of great things for the environment. Not only do they act as underwater fortresses for smaller
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists use a variety of different techniques to survey vast landscapes and gather animal population dat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Nighttime sky gazers are in for a beautiful treat this weekend as the Moon prepares to put on a spectacular show. Beginn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard