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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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AUG 18, 2021Health & Medicine
Gut microbes are believed to influence brain disorders, potentially through the vagus nerve, as seen in experimental and ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUL 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The viral disease, Hepatitis C, is known as a silent killer. Hepatitis C is easily spread thro ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUL 21, 2021Microbiology
Blood culture is the most widely used diagnostic tool for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. It is the most impor ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncJUL 16, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers create neural interface to decode thought into textJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment demonstrates the potential of willow tree roots to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at King’s College London have identified a single biomarker that can be used to diagnose a range of neu ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR genome editing generates double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in genomic DNA and is a targeted method by which to achiev ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAY 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Cancer
Drug resistant tumors present challenges in cancer treatment A significant challenge in the treatment of cancers is the ...Sponsored By: IsoPlexis LeAPR 29, 2021Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Microbiology
The methods of pathogen/pathology determination require the generation of Hazardous Wastes. Some processes are mostly au ...Written By: Scott Leard, Leard Environmental Services, Inc.APR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Northwestern University identify the first compound that removes the ongoing degeneration of upper motor n ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell has many specialized components that perform specific functions, like an organelle called the endoplasmic retic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 01, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative illness that damages motor neurons and leads to progressive m ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2020Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay Researchers studying aging male chimpanzee relationships have gathered evidence that chimps narrow ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, there are only two approved medications to treat Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS), a condition po ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Gut microbes are believed to influence brain disorders, potentially through the vagus nerve, as seen in experimental and
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The viral disease, Hepatitis C, is known as a silent killer. Hepatitis C is easily spread thro
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 21, 2021
Microbiology
Blood culture is the most widely used diagnostic tool for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. It is the most impor
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
JUL 16, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers create neural interface to decode thought into text
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment demonstrates the potential of willow tree roots to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at King’s College London have identified a single biomarker that can be used to diagnose a range of neu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR genome editing generates double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in genomic DNA and is a targeted method by which to achiev
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care, and early diagnosis is a decisive factor in determini
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAY 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Cancer
Drug resistant tumors present challenges in cancer treatment A significant challenge in the treatment of cancers is the
...
Sponsored By:
IsoPlexis Le
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Microbiology
The methods of pathogen/pathology determination require the generation of Hazardous Wastes. Some processes are mostly au
...
Written By:
Scott Leard, Leard Environmental Services, Inc.
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Northwestern University identify the first compound that removes the ongoing degeneration of upper motor n
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cell has many specialized components that perform specific functions, like an organelle called the endoplasmic retic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Explains the challenges of delivering medicine to the brain, and possibly tools to pass the blood-brain bar
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 01, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative illness that damages motor neurons and leads to progressive m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Image: Pixabay Researchers studying aging male chimpanzee relationships have gathered evidence that chimps narrow
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, there are only two approved medications to treat Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS), a condition po
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon