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In This Issue:

Of Mighty Mice and Men
Can maximizing muscle help slow ALS?

Holding on for Dear Life
Previous ties to Johns Hopkins led the Weidemeyer family to the Packard Center.

RESEARCH UPDATE:

The Worldwide Wave
Research on inflammation hits ALS shores.

 

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Special Features:

Vantage Point
You never know where the break that will deliver the cure comes from.

On Center
Charity Begins on the Course

From the Clinic
Occupational therapist Gail Miller: “We’re all on a journey...and some of us are able to smooth the path a bit. I see that as my role.”

A Friend Indeed
Host with the Most; Special online feature: Full interview with Matt White

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