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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 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
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We're surrounded by bacteria; they live everywhere in our environment and even inside of our bodies. While many are harm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s began to amass evidence of the adverse effects of secondhand smoke; In ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 07, 2019Technology
Scientists have long known that rats and mice are social animals, always chatting up something new. Curious about unders ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Cardiology
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JAN 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Washing your clothes is an essential part of keeping clean and preventing irritated skin, but have you ever wondered why
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world and its many landscapes are continuously changing, so it should come as no surprise that wild animals follow s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
A review in Frontiers in Pediatrics describes a common food additive that could both create and trigger autoimmune attac
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
There are many of the uses of medical marijuana. Glaucoma, chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders, fi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have used P. aeruginosa as a 'model system' for understanding how bacteria's interactions with viruses may a
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils have been reported to have amazing health effects, from pain relief to anxiety relief to even can
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 09, 2019
Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD) is known to cause pain or discomfort in the legs upon exertion. This is just one compo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 09, 2019
Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2019
Videos
Although there is still so much we have left to learn about the brain, we do already know a lot about it. The brain is t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2019
Videos
Research shows that bilingual brains work differently than monolingual brains. Even more fascinating, studies have also
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Unlike many other planets in the solar system, Earth only has one natural satellite, universally called the ‘Moon.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Microbiology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly every case of cervical cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Videos
We're surrounded by bacteria; they live everywhere in our environment and even inside of our bodies. While many are harm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s began to amass evidence of the adverse effects of secondhand smoke; In
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 07, 2019
Technology
Scientists have long known that rats and mice are social animals, always chatting up something new. Curious about unders
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Between 12 and 17% of all breast cancer cases are triple-negative, a highly aggressive type with few therapeutic options
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Cardiology
A balloon-like bulge in an arterial wall is called an aneurysm. The arteries are responsible for carrying oxygenated blo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce