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While rolling, the snakes reached peak forward velocities ranging from 1.72 to 3.69 meters per second, approximately four times their maximum speed when moving through lateral undulation, the familiar side-to-side motion used by most snakes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The science of willpower is that there is part of the brain toward the front, toward the lateral prefrontal cortex, that is in charge of ordering around the rest of your brain.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

In April, Shionogi completed the acquisition of the Radicava amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug business, giving it a U.S. rare disease sales force, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That limitation has made it much harder to study serious diseases involving the brain stem, including spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Several staged sets of chutes deployed automatically to slow our descent, then Martinez manually piloted us to the ground, using the thrusters to slow descent and control our lateral motion.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir