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Believe it or not the Ice Bucket Challenge actually worked

You remember the Ice Bucket Challenge right? Everyone getting doused with cold water or making a donation to ALS? Believe it or not the Ice Bucket Challenge actually made a breakthrough in ALS research. In 8 weeks, $115 million was donated to the ALS Association, 67% of which was dedicated to research for treatments and a cure. Of that money, 1 Million Dollars went towards Project MinE, a University of Massachusetts Medical School Project that was able to identify a gene that is responsible for ALS!