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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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NOV 16, 2018Technology
Someday it may become true when our cell phones, tablets, and other smart devices do not need charging—thanks to r ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 16, 2018Technology
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), weakens the immune system by attacking healthy cells. Currently, the management of ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 16, 2018Health & Medicine
liver also gets activated by sight and the smell of food in anticipation of the prerequisite metabolic changes required ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
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Scientists have used powerful microscopy techniques to learn more about how the dynamics of a live cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
At Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, a team of scientists from multiple disciplines have worked together to develop an in ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 15, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The recent midterms have brought about some changes in the attitudes regarding marijuana. According to a recent article ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A common condition of the nervous system, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the overwhelming urge to move the legs. Usually ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a subclass of anti-aging compounds, called geroneuroprotectors ( ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 14, 2018Immunology
Using the power of the immune system to eliminate cancerous cells has long the been the goal of immuno-oncology. Immune ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldNOV 14, 2018Microbiology
Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2018Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxietyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many common misconceptions about science, one of which is the belief that someone can be called right- or left ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2018Health & Medicine
The post-industrialized world may have increased our standard of living, but a new study suggests that it may have also ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldNOV 13, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers surveys the mutualistic relationship between gut bacteria and host in regards to gut inflammation ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 13, 2018Immunology
Researchers at Washington University identify the link between autoimmune diseases and heart disease in mouse modelWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 13, 2018Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximalWritten By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electricallyWritten By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that cows are routinely slaughtered for beef, but what if we told you that only about 60% of the co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is perhaps best known for its Falcon 9 rocket, which frequently powers International Space Station resupply missi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2018
Technology
Someday it may become true when our cell phones, tablets, and other smart devices do not need charging—thanks to r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 16, 2018
Technology
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), weakens the immune system by attacking healthy cells. Currently, the management of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
liver also gets activated by sight and the smell of food in anticipation of the prerequisite metabolic changes required
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The EU has recently announced that it will ban single-use plastics as part of the fight to minimize plastic waste. Recen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Trigger warning: If you are a bit squeamish about emesis (vomiting) then this article may not be for you. Otherwise
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 15, 2018
Videos
Scientists have used powerful microscopy techniques to learn more about how the dynamics of a live cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
At Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, a team of scientists from multiple disciplines have worked together to develop an in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The recent midterms have brought about some changes in the attitudes regarding marijuana. According to a recent article
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A common condition of the nervous system, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is the overwhelming urge to move the legs. Usually
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a subclass of anti-aging compounds, called geroneuroprotectors (
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
Using the power of the immune system to eliminate cancerous cells has long the been the goal of immuno-oncology. Immune
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 14, 2018
Microbiology
Northern Chile is home to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama Desert.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxiety
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many common misconceptions about science, one of which is the belief that someone can be called right- or left
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
The post-industrialized world may have increased our standard of living, but a new study suggests that it may have also
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers surveys the mutualistic relationship between gut bacteria and host in regards to gut inflammation
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
Researchers at Washington University identify the link between autoimmune diseases and heart disease in mouse model
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cancer therapy works differently in different people. Understanding what effects the individual body's response to treat
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electrically
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that cows are routinely slaughtered for beef, but what if we told you that only about 60% of the co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is perhaps best known for its Falcon 9 rocket, which frequently powers International Space Station resupply missi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard