Ice Bucket Challenge’s 2nd anniversary gene discovery
CNNStory highlights The ALS Association has discovered 3 new genes that will help identify new treatment Celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timberlake and Oprah all took part in the challenge CNN — Throwback to 2014, the year of the Ellen DeGeneres Oscar selfie, Pharrell’s giant hat, and the Ice Bucket Challenge. “The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge enabled The ALS Association to invest in Project MinE’s work to create large biorepositories of ALS biosamples that are designed to allow exactly this kind of research and to produce exactly this kind of result.” Follow CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. This is the third ALS-related gene researchers have discovered using money from the Ice Bucket Challenge, the organization says. The ugly truth about ALS Despite being heavily criticized for water waste and dismissed as a form of “slacktivism”, many saw the Ice Bucket Challenge as a campaign driven by a passionate community that capitalized on peer-to-peer fundraising and activism.
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Remember the ice bucket challenge? 10 years later, the viral campaign is again fundraising for ALS
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Remember the ice bucket challenge? 10 years later, the viral campaign is again fundraising for ALS
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Pat Quinn, co-founder of viral ALS ice bucket challenge, passes away from Lou Gehrig's disease at 37
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Creator of Viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Pat Quinn Dies at 37 after Raising $200 Million Funds
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Pat Quinn, co-creator of viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, dies at 37
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Co-founder of viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 37
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Co-founder of viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies at 37
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Ice Bucket Challenge co-creator Patrick Quinn dies, aged 37
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Pat Quinn, co-founder of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, dies at 37
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Pete Frates death: Man who inspired ice bucket challenge dies after ALS battle, aged 34
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The Surprising Reason I Need To See You Dump Ice Water On Your Head
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冰桶挑战捐款帮助发现致病基因
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Ice bucket challenge unlocks vital clues in mystery of motor neurone disease
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Ice Bucket Challenge Funded A Major Breakthrough In ALS Research
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Ice Bucket Challenge funds major breakthrough in ALS research
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One year later, your ALS Ice Bucket money goes to …
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Ice bucket challenge raises $1m for Australian motor neurone disease research
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Ice Bucket Challenge: It raised millions for motor neurone disease – but charities told not to waste their time trying to go viral
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Thank you for spreading the ice bucket challenge
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Cold cash just keeps washing in from ALS challenge
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Life After Ice Buckets: ALS Group Faces $94 Million Challenge
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Ice bucket challenge raises millions for motor neurone disease research, US ALS Association says
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ALS Netherlands donations break Dutch record
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Ice bucket challenge hits B-Town, celebs get chills
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Weekend Host Accepts Ice-Bucket Challenge
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ALS ice bucket challenge co-founder Corey Griffin drowns aged 27
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The Ice Bucket Challenge And Other Good Causes: Do Stars Really Help?
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The Momentum Of The Ice Bucket Challenge — And What It Means For ALS
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More than 2.4 million ice bucket challenge videos raise $15.6 million
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On social Web, folks take the #IceBucketChallenge
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Soaked for charity: Ice bucket challenges get cool
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