Researchers Discover
Novel Subtype of Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research
Institute have identified a new subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS) that
features neuronal loss but no demyelination of the brain’s white matter. The
process of demyelination was believed to be responsible for neuron death that
leads to irreversible disability for patients. The researchers believe that
this finding could lead to more personalized therapies.
“This study opens up a new arena in MS research. It is the
first to provide pathological evidence that neuronal degeneration can occur
without white matter myelin loss in the brains of patients with the disease,” says
Bruce Trapp, PhD, chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute
Department of Neurosciences. “This information highlights the need for
combination therapies to stop disability progression in MS.”
Penguin eggs are surprisingly strong, and for good reason—they have precious cargo! So how can these little floofs crack their way out of their shells?
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A 2017 study found that chicken eggs can withhold 100 pounds of force distributed evenly on the top and bottom axes of the egg. Penguin chicks, like chickens, are able to use their beaks to push against the eggshell, and the shell breaks open because the chicks are exerting pressure at a localized point.
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See video of the penguin chick pipping process and learn about our participation in penguin Species Survival Plans on our blog! Link in bio. (at New England Aquarium) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpRdJhHj8x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mrfvtqsncw5y
Everyone who says “it’s not in the interest of corporations to harm workers and customers” hasn’t heard of history or cost benefit analysis. Mass industrial slaughter (companies letting workers die because it’s more expensive to enforce safety standards) has killed thousands. The collapse of the Rana Plaza is an example, and Grenfell tower.
triangle shirtwaist factory as well
The Iroquois Theater fire killed over 600 people due to the theater’s failure to employ basic fire safety precautions to cut costs and make things more convenient for the theater. Same with the Coconut Grove fire, which killed almost 500 people.
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