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John Driskell Hopkins has ALS but plans to keep rocking with Zac Brown Band

John Driskell Hopkins, a founding member of the country music group Zac Brown Band, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2022

Zac Brown Band musician John Driskell Hopkins diagnosed with ALS

‘God willing, I plan to be rocking with these amazing people for many years to come,’ musician said

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

Voyager Therapeutics' TRACER Capsids Show Encouraging Action In Animal Models

Voyager Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VYGR) will present new preclinical data on a family of AAV9-derived TRACER capsids demonstrating cross-species central nervous system transduction at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting. Voyager's TRACER capsid discovery platform has identified a novel AAV9-derived capsid, VCAP-102, which demonstrated 50-fold better transduction in mice and…

Benzinga · May 19, 2022

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Gold Basin Reports Multiple Thick Intersections Including 51.8m @ 1.4 G/T Gold from Maiden Drill Program at Stealth Deposit

Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - May 11, 2022: Gold Basin Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "GXX", (TSXV:GXX) (OTC:GXXFF) is pleased to provide an update on the Company's Maiden Drill program on its 100%-owned Stealth Deposit at the Gold Basin oxide gold project in North-West Arizona.

Benzinga · May 16, 2022

Liverpool Celebrate FA Cup Win With Salah's ALS-Stricken Teammate

Liverpool celebrated its big win alongside Mo Salah's former Egyptian teammate Moamen Zakaria, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2020.

Sports Illustrated · May 15, 2022

Former Golfweek CEO and President Fran Farrell dead at 63

He joined Turnstile Publishing, which then owned Golfweek, in 2010 and stepped down due to his battle with ALS.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 13, 2022

Vahe Gregorian: Fighting ALS, awe-inspiring Sarah Nauser is beacon with help of friends like KC Royals

Even as a child, Sarah Nauser seldom could be slowed by the concept of “no.” To the contrary, said her mother, Jamie Sanders: “It was almost like if you said ‘no’ she’d try harder.”

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

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