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  1. A Little Device that is Trying to Read your Thoughts

    A Little Device that is Trying to Read your Thoughts
    Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:17:27 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/12_04_03.html

  2. Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases

    Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases
    Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:31:47 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/12_02_16.html

  3. Dr. Richard Olney dies; expert, victim of ALS

    Dr. Richard Olney dies; expert, victim of ALS Article from SF Chronicle
    Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:53:45 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/12_01_31.html

  4. 60 minutes-stem cell fraud

    60 minutes-stem cell fraud
    Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:47:31 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/12_01_09.html

  5. The Friends of Pam Scholarship Fund

    THE FRIENDS OF PAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND - APplications now being accepted
    Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:35:12 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/11_12_16.html

From The Center

News from the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins

  1. Eat Out - Support the Packard Center

    Dining specials for the Fiesta 5K
    Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:55:53 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_04_16.html

  2. Hopkins Launches New ALS Research with $25 Million Gift

    HOPKINS LAUNCHES NEW ALS RESEARCH CENTER WITH $25 MILLION GIFT
    Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:04:11 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_03_21.html

  3. New study shows potential links between sporadic and familial ALS

    New study shows potential links between sporadic and familial ALS.
    Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:27:57 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_03_13.html

  4. Packard Center and ALS Association Announce Collaboration

    The ALS Association and the Packard Center Partner to Develop Animal Model Systems for Most Common Cause of Familial ALS
    Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:45:01 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_03_01.html

  5. New study identifies protein crucial in formation of new motor neurons

    New study identifies protein crucial in formation of new motor neurons
    Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:35:01 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_02_29.html

  6. Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases

    Dilemma: When 1 Drug Treats 2 Diseases
    Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:31:47 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_als_headlines/12_02_16.html

  7. ALS-associated protein plays a larger role in the aging process.

    ALS-associated protein plays a larger role in the aging process.
    Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:24:11 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_01_12.html

  8. Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS)

    NEALS information website logo
    Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:07:53 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_01_09.html

  9. Gene mutation identified in familial ALS patients may also be present in Alzheimer's disease

    Gene mutation identified in familial ALS patients may also be present in Alzheimer's disease
    Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:28:58 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_01_05.html

  10. New imaging technique lets researchers track effects of mutant SOD1 inside motor neurons

    New imaging technique lets researchers track effects of mutant SOD1 inside motor neurons
    Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:54:47 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/12_01_04.html

  11. Make your gift go further this holiday season

    Make your gift go further this holiday season with a match from the Adams Foundation.
    Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:15:06 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_12_14.html

  12. New Disease Pathway Identified for ALS

    New Disease Pathway Identified for ALS. Packard scientists discover that blocking a key molecule of inflammatory pathway may one day lead to better treatments.
    Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:06:21 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_11_15.html

  13. Packard Center Research Expands Search for ALS Genes

    Packard Center Research Expands Search for ALS Genes
    Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:19:49 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_11_09.html

  14. Mutant Gene Causes Some ALS Symptoms through Mitochondrial Damage

    Mutant Gene Causes Some ALS Symptoms through Mitochondrial Damage
    Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:17:35 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_11_03.html

  15. Ted Dawson named director of Institute of Cell Engineering

    Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:15:17 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_11_01.html

  16. Astrocytes carrying common ALS mutation cause motor neuron degeneration

    Astrocytes carrying common ALS mutation cause motor neuron degeneration Researchers confirm a new source of motor neuron degeneration in ALS
    Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:34:20 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11.10.03.html

  17. New Studies Identify the Most Common Genetic Cause of Familial ALS

    New Studies Identify the Most Common Genetic Cause of Familial ALS
    Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:01:55 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_09_21.html

  18. No Loss for Words

    No Loss for Words - Q&A with OJ Brigance
    Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:25:30 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_09_14.html

  19. Astrocytes from familial and sporadic ALS patients are toxic to motor neurons

    Astrocytes from familial and sporadic ALS patients are toxic to motor neurons
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:34:36 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_08_11.html

  20. Instituto Paulo Gontijo (IPG) announces the winner of the 3rd International Medicine PG Award

    Instituto Paulo Gontijo (IPG) announces the winner of the 3rd International Medicine PG Award
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:55:54 GMThttp://www.alscenter.org/news/rss_from_the_packard_center/11_08_22.html

Events

  • Fiesta 5K and Walk

    Our Best-Ever Fiesta 5K Race Earned over $236,000 to Beat ALS

    More than 1,600 runners and walkers stretched, met friends and family and chatted enthusiastically at Baltimore’s Ravens stadium early the morning of May 1st just before the signal to start in the Packard Center’s Fiesta 5K. The weather was great—hot but dry, no rain. People were pumped. It is a fiesta!

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