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Volume 10, Number 1 February 2003

COVER

  • From Steroids to Stem Cells
    MDA's worldwide research effort has taken giant steps forward in the past decade, thanks to the efforts of people like Ronald E. Allen, professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Allen, a member of MDA's Scientific Advisory Committee, is studying satellite muscle cells in Duchenne MD.

    Photo by Tim Fuller
 
 

FEATURES
  • Is That Your Final Answer?
    No, you won't win a million dollars, but you can test your knowledge of MDA in our quiz. So get your phone-a-friend list ready and let's play.


  • Someone Like Me
    Jan Blaustone tells what it's like to be an MDA public speaker who teaches from firsthand experience.

  • To Boldly Go...
    Florida ... and How to Get There

  • From Where I Sit
    Keeping Hope Alive — Parenting a Child with SMA
  • What a Year!
    Signing books across the country, meeting the "Harry Potter" cast, starring on the MDA Telethon, visiting the Grand Canyon — it's hard to pinpoint just one highlight of National Goodwill Ambassador Mattie Stepanek's first year.

  • Making Your MDA Clinic Work for You
    The more you know about what MDA's nationwide clinic network can offer you, the more benefits you can get from your visits there.

  • As the Wheel Turns...
    Robert's Rules for Keeping Your Chair Healthy and Happy

 
 

Research Updates