ALS

Motor Neurone disease (MND) was catapulted into the public eye some years ago by revolutionary physicist Prof. Stephen Hawking who suffers from the most common type of MND, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes a progressive loss of the patient’s motor control; that is, they are unable to control the...

We take a look at the biggest news from the science and technology industry over the last month.  Montreal saves the World! Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs to you and me, were revolutionary for the world of refrigeration, but an unfortunate accident for the ozone layer. The hole in ozone layer...

Out of all of these nominations I’d bet only half of the people knew what ALS actually stands for. Since the start of July, the ice bucket challenge has been the latest craze on the internet; everyone seems to have been nominated but does everyone actually know why they...