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NFL Player Steve Gleason’s Inspiring ALS Story

2 Comments / ALS, Research / By patientslikeme

Did you catch the pre-game show before Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI? If not, you missed a beautiful NBC piece about Steve Gleason, who spent seven seasons as a safety with the New Orleans Saints. Diagnosed with ALS a year ago, Gleason now walks with a cane, and his speech has been impacted. The new father […]

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ALS and Athleticism: What Have We Learned?

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“Clinicians are used to seeing ALS patients who are or have been athletic. So is there a link, and if so, could exercise have a direct effect on the condition?”– BMJ Group Podcasts In 2010, PatientsLikeMe researchers collaborated with the University of Oxford Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Centre in the UK on a study about

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