Famed scientist Stephen Hawking will turn 70 on Sunday, January 8. Unlike his ability to shed light on some of the most intricate aspects of the Universe, other scientists appear to be unable to determine how it is that the physicist managed to survive for so long while suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease (not t... |
5 January 2012
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A team of neuroscientists of the University of South Florida have found that nutritional supplementation with a blue-green algae called Spirulina, very rich in nutrients, could give neuroprotective support to dying motor neurons, in a mouse model of ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig&... |
21 December 2010
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A team of investigators managed to gain a little more insight into how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, develops, and what type of cells are involved in this. The group looked at cell populations called NG2+, which undergo significant changes in the brain of lab mice once... |
18 November 2010
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Understanding the way our senses actually work has been a long time-standing quest for scientists and biologists, seeing how the complex nature of their interactions has yet to be deciphered. A recent scientific study, conducted by scientists at the McGill University (MGU), took human knowledge of perception a bit fu... |
13 November 2008
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – or Lou Gehrig's disease – is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, which causes sufferers to lose control of voluntary muscular movement. By affecting the central nervous system, especially motor neurons, the condition virtually traps people inside their own ... |
12 November 2008
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Until now, the causes behind Devic's disease were still unclear. The disease, which resembles multiple sclerosis (MS), has symptoms including paralysis, vision loss and bladder or bowel dysfunctions. The only thing doctors knew about it was that it was triggered by a protein found in the immune system, whic... |
9 October 2008
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