IT WAS WORTH IT!!!

Did you get a bucket of ice water dumped on you?

If you did, CONGRATS! If you helped in ANY way with the Ice Bucket Challenge, by donating or dumping, then today you should be proud because it all paid off!

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ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – also commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) is a  fatal neurological disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

The ALS Association raised more than $100m with the Ice Bucket Challenge. They put $1m toward Project MinE , an international study to sequence the genomes of at least 15,000 people with ALS.

 

The study has linked ALS gene NEK1, now one of the most common genes among people with ALS. With the discovery of this gene scientists will be even closer to narrowing down predetermined factors of ALS patients genetic and developing a therapy plan.

 

*Applause!* Because this is a step in the right direction, and it’s thanks to YOU!

 

-The Pepper & Dylan Show

 

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