Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive disorder of motor neurons in the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord, for which there is no cure. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying ALS remain to be fully elucidated, although approximately 10% of cases were previously regarded as familial. Mutations in the superoxide dismuate-1 gene (SOD-1) were first reported […]
Month: March 2012
Who’s in Control Here?
According to a recently released study in Current Directions in Psychological Science, the key to self-control is practice. As in, the more you practice self-control, the more inclined you are to engage it when you need it most. Take Wednesday night for example, when two excellent hours were spent at a concert, leaping around to […]