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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 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2018Microbiology
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The controversy between Hawaiian conservationists and scientists intensifies with the Supreme Court’s recent appro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
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Scientists have discovered a gene that is connected to erectile dysfunction for the first time. This work may help impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Palau has just announced that by 2020 it will be banning the sale and use of sunscreen and skin care products containing ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channelsWritten By: Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2018
Microbiology
A move to the United States is extremely disruptive to health of a person's gut microbial community, researchers have fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Rodents are known as common research models, but zebrafish have been gaining ground as an attractive alternative for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain still holds many mysteries, but scientists are finding ways to learn more about how it works.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
If we asked you to picture dinosaur eggs in your mind, what would you see? A nest full of massive gray or tan eggs? That
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Immunology
Scientists at Vanderbilt show that the amino acid glutamine can contribute to a subset of T cell function and activation
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 05, 2018
Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bee populations are in decline all over the globe, raising serious concerns about their current situation among conserva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Just last month, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft poised to send an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut to the Internat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Sun, the center of our planetary system, is always nurturing and providing. But when it is having a "bad"
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Violence and poverty aren’t the only factors motivating Central Americans to migrate north – climate change
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 03, 2018
Videos
After Halloween, eating so much candy and not following good hygiene protocols may cause cavities. However, what makes c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 03, 2018
Technology
The latest study at the intersection of technology and neuroscience is the STIMO (STImulation Movement Overground) study
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 03, 2018
Microbiology
The pathogen that causes TB has been able to evolve, and often, the typical therapeutic for the illness does not work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that stem cells can react when transposons invade the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as supporting structures, researchers are uncovering more roles for astrocytes, a type of cell in the br
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The controversy between Hawaiian conservationists and scientists intensifies with the Supreme Court’s recent appro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A study published today in the journal Nature reported that our oceans have been taking more than their fair share of he
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a gene that is connected to erectile dysfunction for the first time. This work may help impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Palau has just announced that by 2020 it will be banning the sale and use of sunscreen and skin care products containing
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a person's appendix is removed early in life, it reduces their chances of getting Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti