Ice Bucket Challenge Articles

"Every August Until a Cure" Pat Quinn was a native of Yonkers, New York and was diagnosed with ALS in March of 2013, just one month after his 30th birthday. Immediately after his diagnosis, Pat vowed to make a difference for others living with the disease. He...

In college Pete Frates was an all-star athlete, becoming the captain of Boston College's baseball team and hitting a monster home run in Fenway Park in his final year. A few years later, on March 13th 2012, Pete was diagnosed with ALS. Almost immediately after hearing...

In 2014, two men with ALS took it upon themselves to make a statement with simply a bucket, ice, and water. What started as a simple challenge quickly became a major movement that shed light on an often overlooked disease. Not only did the Ice Bucket Challenge spread...

$1 Million Grant from Ice Bucket Challenge Helped Spur Discovery Today, researchers from Project MinE announced that they have identified a new gene NEK1 that ranks among the most common genes that contribute to ALS. The study revealed an association between mutations...