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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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APR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2022Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis ...Written By: Timothy JamesMAR 30, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
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Optical Imaging in Tissue with Near-Infrared Dyes Written By Christopher Pratt, PhD Go Long to See Deeper Imaging ...SEP 23, 2021Immunology
A protein abundantly present in the blood plasma of astronauts is perfect for building shelters in outer space, say rese ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 21, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings indicate that individuals who survive COVID-19 infections, even mild ones, have a significantly elevated ri ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis
...
Written By:
Timothy James
MAR 30, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Strategies to Improve Your Lab’s Blood Culture Process A blood culture is a routine laboratory test in which blood
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAR 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A wide array of technologies have converged to make genetic testing of embryos possible. But this practice is now expand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Microbiology
There are many spectacular little machines in nature, like the injection systems found on some bacterial cells. Some mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many challenges facing our healthcare system today, but sepsis is undeniably one of the most significant. Seps
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAR 14, 2022
Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A team of researchers at the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands recently published the first detection of dimethyl et
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Animal research models are only as effective as their ability to simulate human disease. Depending on the conditio
...
Sponsored By:
ingenious targeting laboratory Ting
JAN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's lots of stuff we can't see in the air, and it seems that includes DNA. Two new studies in Current Biology have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are upwards of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests administered daily worldwide, so the need for fast, accurate,
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
NOV 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy that can repair tissue damage and reverse paralysis in mice within four
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 08, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
The entourage effect is a much talked about characteristic attributed with the unique psychoactive effects associated wi
...
Written By:
Brandon Blass
OCT 05, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists were mystified by images obtained from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, which s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Optical Imaging in Tissue with Near-Infrared Dyes Written By Christopher Pratt, PhD Go Long to See Deeper Imaging
...
SEP 23, 2021
Immunology
A protein abundantly present in the blood plasma of astronauts is perfect for building shelters in outer space, say rese
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings indicate that individuals who survive COVID-19 infections, even mild ones, have a significantly elevated ri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a tool called cryo-electron microscopy to get an unprecedented and detailed look at infectious, mis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2021
Microbiology
Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch