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Ice Bucket Challenge leads to ALS breakthrough
« on: July 27, 2016, 12:39:01 am »
And here we go thinking this was just silly.....

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It was the social media craze of 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge. Now, the ALS Association says money raised from the viral trend helped lead to an important breakthrough in the neuromuscular disorder.

According to a release from the ALS Association, researchers found a new gene, NEK1, that ranks among the most common genes that contribute to ALS......

http://www.khou.com/news/health/ice-bucket-challenge-leads-to-als-breakthrough/281805497




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Re: Ice Bucket Challenge leads to ALS breakthrough
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2016, 02:30:01 am »
Who knew that a bucket of ice could cure it?

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Re: Ice Bucket Challenge leads to ALS breakthrough
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2016, 02:32:27 am »
That's pretty cool.
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Re: Ice Bucket Challenge leads to ALS breakthrough
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2016, 09:45:03 am »
Pleasantly surprised. Slacktivism worked for once!
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