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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 10, 2018Neuroscience
with vitamin D deficiency had increased risk of being diagnosed with Schizophrenia in adult life. However, the exposure- ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
lay out a path that neurons of the spinal cord might be able to follow - potentially leading to improved recovery for pe ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
Dopamine in the brain is an important neurotransmitter that is often attributed to pleasure chemical. But that's not all ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a new way to identify disease-causing genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2018Microbiology
Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
Uncertainty and Gambling go hand-in-hand; there is never a sure bet. Researchers have identified neuronal activity in th ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
A nostalgic NASA issued a public statement on Monday to announce that its 41-year-old Voyager 2 spacecraft officially le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 09, 2018Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldDEC 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
Three days after the official launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, a SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived at the International ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Once defined by the predictable swing of a finely-tuned pendulum in the classic era, the most precise clock these days r ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 09, 2018Microbiology
Many products that purport to change the microbiome have entered the market. But first we have to know what a healthy mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2018Health & Medicine
In the U.S., there are over 3.5 million cases of skin cancer reported every year. Basal cell carcinoma and squamo ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 09, 2018Technology
The film industry is believed by many computer scientists to be soon revolutionized by the use of drones especially in t ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
Almost a month has gone by since fishermen in California and Oregon filed suit against big oil in California's Super ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2018Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 08, 2018Health & Medicine
Ask anyone who suffers from an autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia about the most challenging aspect of their cond ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 08, 2018Videos
Titanium implants and bone grafts can be painful. Researchers are creating a better way to fix damaged bones.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2018Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2018Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
with vitamin D deficiency had increased risk of being diagnosed with Schizophrenia in adult life. However, the exposure-
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
lay out a path that neurons of the spinal cord might be able to follow - potentially leading to improved recovery for pe
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Dopamine in the brain is an important neurotransmitter that is often attributed to pleasure chemical. But that's not all
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a new way to identify disease-causing genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2018
Microbiology
Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Uncertainty and Gambling go hand-in-hand; there is never a sure bet. Researchers have identified neuronal activity in th
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A nostalgic NASA issued a public statement on Monday to announce that its 41-year-old Voyager 2 spacecraft officially le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 09, 2018
Immunology
We've cured cancer and autoimmune disease in mice many times over.
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
DEC 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Three days after the official launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, a SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived at the International
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Once defined by the predictable swing of a finely-tuned pendulum in the classic era, the most precise clock these days r
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 09, 2018
Microbiology
Many products that purport to change the microbiome have entered the market. But first we have to know what a healthy mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
In the U.S., there are over 3.5 million cases of skin cancer reported every year. Basal cell carcinoma and squamo
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 09, 2018
Technology
The film industry is believed by many computer scientists to be soon revolutionized by the use of drones especially in t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Almost a month has gone by since fishermen in California and Oregon filed suit against big oil in California's Super
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2018
Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
Ask anyone who suffers from an autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia about the most challenging aspect of their cond
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 08, 2018
Videos
Titanium implants and bone grafts can be painful. Researchers are creating a better way to fix damaged bones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2018
Videos
You've probably heard of norovirus before; it's a highly contagious family of viruses that can sicken large groups of pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Microbiology
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the esti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch