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Mar 22

Is the ‘Twizzler Challenge’ for autism the web’s new viral fundraiser?

By Andrew Mach

Those who partake in the challenge or donate benefit New York Collaborates for Autism, which funds and creates schools, programs and services for people with autism nationwide.

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Dec 29

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Did the ALS ice bucket challenge take attention away from other, worthy charities?

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How will ALS ice bucket challenge money be spent?

By PBS News Hour

From George W. Bush to Kermit the Frog, scores of celebrities and thousands of others have posted videos of ice water being dumped over their heads. It’s all to raise money to battle ALS, a disease that destroys nerve cells…

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Aug 21

No ice bucket challenge for U.S. diplomats

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The charity stunt has lured athletes, celebrities, politicians and rock stars and gone viral on the Internet, but don't look for U.S. diplomats to get in on the fun.

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Jan 09

How did Stephen Hawking live 55 years with ALS?

By Katherine Harmon

An expert on Lou Gehrig’s disease explains what we know about this debilitating condition and how Stephen Hawking has beaten the odds.

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Aug 01

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Scientists Create Stem Cells From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Patients

By PBS News Hour

In a stem cell research breakthrough, scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from two elderly patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- also called ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease -- to act like stem cells.

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