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Dr. Heather Whitson has a personal motivation to find better treatments and even a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Like many of the patients who participate in the studies she leads at the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Di... Show More sease Research Center, Whitson has a family history of the devastating neurological disease that drives her to seek breakthroughs. Show Less

Emilia Cruz-Garcia was diagnosed with congenital cataracts weeks after she was born, and surgery successfully removed them. But her parents weren’t happy with their doctor’s recommendation to put thick glasses ... Show More on their baby. Instead, they brought Emi to the Duke Eye Center in Durham. There, pediatric optometrists have the expertise and technology to fit lighter custom contact lenses on small children to help their developing vision. Today, five-year-old Emi’s vision is excellent for her age. “We thank God for putting Duke on our path,” said Emi’s mom, Gladys Garcia. Show Less