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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 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Cardiology
We all know that timely access to healthcare is fundamental to good health. Still, rural residents at home and abroad fa ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has established that the development of cancer in connected to lifestyle choices like poor diet and low exercis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Technology
This might look like an ordinary car at first glance, but take a closer look, and you’ll notice that it’s so ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 31, 2018Cancer
Our skin color is determined by the amount and kind of a specific pigment in our skin called melanin which is produced b ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
The sudden collapse of Indonesian volcano Anak Krakatau last week triggered a frightening tsunami in the Sunda Strait. U ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2018Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 30, 2018Videos
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that avocados present a risk of bacterial contamination.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2018Earth & The Environment
Coal ash contamination is a public health threat across the United States. Coal ash refers to the toxic remains of coal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2018Cancer
We have millions of bacterial cells inside and on our bodies which have a major influence on our health and can affect o ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There has been considerable debate about the safety of marijuana, which has only increased since the drug has been legal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Drunk driving has been known for decades to lead to serious, life-threatening accidents. Driving while under the influen ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 27, 2018Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people will soon experience the intoxication that comes with imbibing alcohol. Researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Testing positive for marijuana, or rather its metabolite, COOH-THC, can cause a prospective applicant her chances at get ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 26, 2018Technology
A new study by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers shows how a simple online game they developed held long- ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2018Technology
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a non-toxic wearable sensor consisting of a silicon-rubber that attache ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2018Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys ...Written By: Nicholas Breehl
JAN 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Cardiology
We all know that timely access to healthcare is fundamental to good health. Still, rural residents at home and abroad fa
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has established that the development of cancer in connected to lifestyle choices like poor diet and low exercis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Technology
This might look like an ordinary car at first glance, but take a closer look, and you’ll notice that it’s so
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2018
Cancer
Our skin color is determined by the amount and kind of a specific pigment in our skin called melanin which is produced b
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The sudden collapse of Indonesian volcano Anak Krakatau last week triggered a frightening tsunami in the Sunda Strait. U
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
The 100th anniversary of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic is coming to an end. Reviewing the literature from the last 100 y
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 30, 2018
Videos
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that avocados present a risk of bacterial contamination.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers created a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that has more in common with the human disease than current mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Coal ash contamination is a public health threat across the United States. Coal ash refers to the toxic remains of coal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2018
Cancer
We have millions of bacterial cells inside and on our bodies which have a major influence on our health and can affect o
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There has been considerable debate about the safety of marijuana, which has only increased since the drug has been legal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Drunk driving has been known for decades to lead to serious, life-threatening accidents. Driving while under the influen
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 27, 2018
Microbiology
It's no secret that antibiotic resistance is a problem that already poses a serious threat to public health, and it's ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people will soon experience the intoxication that comes with imbibing alcohol. Researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Testing positive for marijuana, or rather its metabolite, COOH-THC, can cause a prospective applicant her chances at get
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 26, 2018
Technology
A new study by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers shows how a simple online game they developed held long-
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2018
Technology
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a non-toxic wearable sensor consisting of a silicon-rubber that attache
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl