Last year's ice bucket challenge for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis netted $220 million in donations for ALS charities, and the 2015 challenge is off to a strong start with $100,000 from Major League Baseball. Alzforum looks at how all that money is being spent, on both clinical and basic research as well as patient care.
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Returns for a Repeat Performance in 2015
Divvying Up the Ice-Bucket Dollars: Challenge Speeds Trials, Research
On July 31, 2014, former college baseball player Pete Frates uploaded a 52-second video to Facebook. Frates, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, bobbed his head to the tune of “Ice Ice Baby.” While he stayed dry to protect his healt...
Divvying Up the Ice-Bucket Dollars: Looking Long-Term
Thanks to the ice bucket challenge for ALS, several clinical trials are picking up steam (see Part 1). However, as there are no guarantees these tr...