Ice Bucket Challenge leads to ALS breakthrough

[ABX]

And here we go thinking this was just silly.....

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

[geronl]

Who knew that a bucket of ice could cure it?

[Oceander]

That's pretty cool.

[EC]

Pleasantly surprised. Slacktivism worked for once!