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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 06, 2019Microbiology
Many types of fungi in our environment are being linked with increasing frequency to a wide array of health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2019Health & Medicine
Elder abuse “includes physical, sexual or psychological abuse, as well as neglect, abandonment, and financi ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Cardiology
In today’s fast-paced world stress is all around us. Commuters spend an average of 42 hours commuting annually acc ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Using a roundworm model, researchers have found a collection of genes that change how male and female brains develop.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2019Cancer
No one like the taste of burnt toast but in our busy mornings, it could be the only available option for breakfast. Late ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 03, 2019Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 03, 2019Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2019Cardiology
If you are like many people, you may have committed to losing weight when setting your New Year’s resolution. Mayb ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 03, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A healthy breakfast won't just make you feel wholesome and energetic, it may also improve your understanding of the ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 02, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste. ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Alcoholism is a devastating disease that is responsible for the deaths of roughly 88,000 people a year, n ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 01, 2019Health & Medicine
While ASD spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major disability many people are aware of, the term was practically unhear ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 01, 2019Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Microbiology
Many types of fungi in our environment are being linked with increasing frequency to a wide array of health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
Elder abuse “includes physical, sexual or psychological abuse, as well as neglect, abandonment, and financi
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Cardiology
In today’s fast-paced world stress is all around us. Commuters spend an average of 42 hours commuting annually acc
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using a roundworm model, researchers have found a collection of genes that change how male and female brains develop.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at MIT and Arizona State University created a program that enables users to transform a drawing into a DNA st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2019
Cancer
No one like the taste of burnt toast but in our busy mornings, it could be the only available option for breakfast. Late
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 03, 2019
Immunology
Researchers have identified a target gene that allows for premature aging and inflammation. Target drug therapy allows t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2019
Cardiology
If you are like many people, you may have committed to losing weight when setting your New Year’s resolution. Mayb
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 03, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A healthy breakfast won't just make you feel wholesome and energetic, it may also improve your understanding of the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 02, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Microplastics particles (MP), often in the forms of fibers, beads, and pellets, are fragments broken off plastic waste.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Cancer
Shingles or herpes zoster is a viral infection that causes a painful rash; it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus th
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Alcoholism is a devastating disease that is responsible for the deaths of roughly 88,000 people a year, n
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
While ASD spectrum disorder (ASD) is a major disability many people are aware of, the term was practically unhear
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 01, 2019
Microbiology
This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people about RSV, which can infect people of an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch