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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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DEC 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
To get a better look at fine detail, researchers found a way to make their specimen larger.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
In laboratory testing, the devices helped rats shed almost 40 percent of their body weight. Results of the study were pu ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 17, 2018Videos
Fifteen-year-old environmental justice activist Greta Thunberg from Sweden took the climate talks at the COP24 summit by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Although dinosaurs don’t walk the Earth with us today, they left behind a plethora of fossilized bones and remnant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Earth & The Environment
A federal appeals court has called in the Lorax, the grumpy little creature famous in Dr. Seuss’s book for acting ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 16, 2018Cardiology
In September the Department of Health and Human Services (D.H.H.S.) released a statement citing “serious regulator ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Neanderthal heads are almost football-shaped, while modern humans have much rounder brains and skulls.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Videos
Learn more about how genetics and bioinformatics techniques are helping researchers to understand how microbes adapt, su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2018Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a special relationship with our brain - they are connected in what's called the gut-brai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report from Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit in Baltimore published in JAMA Networ ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
The approaching climate doomsday has been the talk of the town lately – but particularly so for the Midwest agricu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 13, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a new technology that will enable scientists to study biological responses to different envir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Chemistry & Physics
How do fish survive in the Arctic ocean where the temperature is under zero degree Celsius most of the year? They rely o ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Up to 40 million Americans have an anxiety disorder in any given year, and it's thought that only about a third get trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 12, 2018Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For decades, we've known that red meat is a risk factor for heart disease. Now, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Chemistry & Physics
When the tooth's pulp has a baterial infection, the sensitive nerve endings can become painfully inflamed. Root cana ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 12, 2018Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
To get a better look at fine detail, researchers found a way to make their specimen larger.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
In laboratory testing, the devices helped rats shed almost 40 percent of their body weight. Results of the study were pu
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 17, 2018
Videos
Fifteen-year-old environmental justice activist Greta Thunberg from Sweden took the climate talks at the COP24 summit by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Although dinosaurs don’t walk the Earth with us today, they left behind a plethora of fossilized bones and remnant
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A federal appeals court has called in the Lorax, the grumpy little creature famous in Dr. Seuss’s book for acting
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 16, 2018
Cardiology
In September the Department of Health and Human Services (D.H.H.S.) released a statement citing “serious regulator
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Neanderthal heads are almost football-shaped, while modern humans have much rounder brains and skulls.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been trying to create a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for decades.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Videos
Learn more about how genetics and bioinformatics techniques are helping researchers to understand how microbes adapt, su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2018
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a special relationship with our brain - they are connected in what's called the gut-brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report from Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit in Baltimore published in JAMA Networ
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The approaching climate doomsday has been the talk of the town lately – but particularly so for the Midwest agricu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a new technology that will enable scientists to study biological responses to different envir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
How do fish survive in the Arctic ocean where the temperature is under zero degree Celsius most of the year? They rely o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Up to 40 million Americans have an anxiety disorder in any given year, and it's thought that only about a third get trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study published in the journal Genome Research Dr. Laverty and colleagues out of the University
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 12, 2018
Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For decades, we've known that red meat is a risk factor for heart disease. Now, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
When the tooth's pulp has a baterial infection, the sensitive nerve endings can become painfully inflamed. Root cana
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 12, 2018
Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch