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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 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Drug repurposing is transforming the health care world. The idea that old, previously-- FDA approved drugs could be alte ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2018Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It was just a matter of time. Like all industries, the big fish like to eat the smaller fish. And a burgeoning market sp ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 05, 2018Cardiology
Sex is an important component in the lives of most healthy adults. As such, it is essential for providers working with p ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Immunology
A study reveals the benefits of natural birth over cesarean birth in regards to immune developmentWritten By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Last week the world was stunned to hear that twin babies had been born after a gene-editing experiment was conducted on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beeh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Immunology
A pathway involved in skin cancer reveals a potential immunotherapy targetWritten By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 04, 2018Immunology
A team of scientists discover unique immune reactions to the one percent of HIV infected patients that are able to fend ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 03, 2018Neuroscience
Genetic factors have also been recognized as a critical contributor for dementia and identifying these genes will eventu ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 03, 2018Health & Medicine
Multivariate cortical surface activity (electroencephalogram, EEG) decoding paradigms have been used to investigate the ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a few major types of blood cells, which were thought to only come from one place: stem cells in bone marrow. U ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2018Neuroscience
Identifying the connection between the brain size to smartness has become much more plausible due to accuracy in estimat ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 03, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2018Neuroscience
Brain stentrode, a brain interfacing electrode that is implanted within a blood vesselWritten By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a lot to be excited about on Monday after his reusable rocket-oriented aerospace company set at ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
A Russian Soyuz rocket safely delivered three new astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday, marking the f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Cancer
We have all heard about the harsh side effects of chemotherapy that could be so difficult leading to stopping treatment. ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 01, 2018Videos
Genetic diseases can be traced back to an error in a gene. This video explores how the process works.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Drug repurposing is transforming the health care world. The idea that old, previously-- FDA approved drugs could be alte
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2018
Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It was just a matter of time. Like all industries, the big fish like to eat the smaller fish. And a burgeoning market sp
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 05, 2018
Cardiology
Sex is an important component in the lives of most healthy adults. As such, it is essential for providers working with p
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Immunology
A study reveals the benefits of natural birth over cesarean birth in regards to immune development
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Last week the world was stunned to hear that twin babies had been born after a gene-editing experiment was conducted on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beeh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Immunology
A pathway involved in skin cancer reveals a potential immunotherapy target
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 04, 2018
Immunology
A team of scientists discover unique immune reactions to the one percent of HIV infected patients that are able to fend
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Genetic factors have also been recognized as a critical contributor for dementia and identifying these genes will eventu
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
Multivariate cortical surface activity (electroencephalogram, EEG) decoding paradigms have been used to investigate the
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a few major types of blood cells, which were thought to only come from one place: stem cells in bone marrow. U
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Identifying the connection between the brain size to smartness has become much more plausible due to accuracy in estimat
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 03, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have developed a tool that enables them to predict what viruses be transmissible between infected people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Brain stentrode, a brain interfacing electrode that is implanted within a blood vessel
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a lot to be excited about on Monday after his reusable rocket-oriented aerospace company set at
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A Russian Soyuz rocket safely delivered three new astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday, marking the f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Cancer
We have all heard about the harsh side effects of chemotherapy that could be so difficult leading to stopping treatment.
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
When we think about the endocannabinoid system (ECS) (the body's system of neurotransmitters, receptors, and enzymes
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 01, 2018
Videos
Genetic diseases can be traced back to an error in a gene. This video explores how the process works.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch