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Trump's Feud With Harvard Risks Critical Research Into Lou Gehrig's Disease
David Walt's project is one of many that's getting caught in the middle of what's poised to become a protracted political and legal fight over the government's ability to dictate conditions to the nation's private universities.
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Actor Eric Dane Diagnosed With ALS: All About This Nervous System Disorder
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease affects the muscles that control movements like talking, swallowing, breathing and walking.
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US Man Who Inspired "Ice Bucket Challenge" Dies At 34
A former US college baseball player who helped inspire the global phenomenon known as the "ice bucket challenge" to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 34, his family said Monday.
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Indian-American Studied A Disease. Later He Was Diagnosed With The Same
Rahul Desikan sits at his dining room table, a large computer screen before him, and works on his latest scientific paper. He types a single letter, then another, then another. For a man in a hurry, desperately trying to rid the world of terrible diseases, it's an excruciatingly slow process.
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Stephen Hawking Dies At 76: A Look At Renowned Physicist's Famous Literary Works
Stephen Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life.
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10 Quotes By Stephen Hawking That Will Leave You Inspired
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. Diagnosed at age 21, he was one of t...
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Stephen Hawking Dies At The Age Of 76: Know The Early Symptoms Of Motor Neuron Disease
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist dies at the age of 76 on Wednesday.
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Man Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge To Receive US Athletic Association Award
The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA is honouring the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's Disease research.
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Still Alice Writer-Director Richard Glatzer Dies at 63
Richard Glatzer died after battling Lou Gehrig's disease
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Kentucky Firefighter Critical After Ice Bucket Challenge Mishap
A Kentucky firefighter was in critical condition on Friday, a day after he and three others were injured when an aerial ladder got too close to a power line when their department doused a university band with water in an "ice bucket" fundraiser.
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Ice Bucket Challenge: Sania Mirza, Yuvraj Singh and Ashwini Ponnappa Get Drenched for ALS Charity
The Ice Bucket Challenge is an attempt to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, where challengers must dump a bucket of ice cold water over their heads. But if they can't brave the chill, the 'task' can be completed by donating 100 dollars to the ALS Association.
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Ice Bucket Challenge Injures Firefighters in US
Four US firefighters were injured, two seriously, as they were helping run a so-called Ice Bucket Challenge at a Kentucky university.
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Man Behind Ice Bucket Challenge Dies in Diving Accident
One of the individuals behind the Ice Bucket Challenge to support Lou Gehrig's disease research has died in a diving accident.
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This, You Need to See: NDTV's Vikram Chandra, Drenched But Smiling #IceBucketChallenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge exploded across the world, a charity chain reaction gone global, and the blast radius has now reached NDTV.
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High-Calorie Diet May Slow Lou Gehrig's Disease
A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a small-scale study reported in The Lancet on Friday.Formally called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease,...
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Trump's Feud With Harvard Risks Critical Research Into Lou Gehrig's Disease
David Walt's project is one of many that's getting caught in the middle of what's poised to become a protracted political and legal fight over the government's ability to dictate conditions to the nation's private universities.
-
Actor Eric Dane Diagnosed With ALS: All About This Nervous System Disorder
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease affects the muscles that control movements like talking, swallowing, breathing and walking.
-
US Man Who Inspired "Ice Bucket Challenge" Dies At 34
A former US college baseball player who helped inspire the global phenomenon known as the "ice bucket challenge" to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 34, his family said Monday.
-
Indian-American Studied A Disease. Later He Was Diagnosed With The Same
Rahul Desikan sits at his dining room table, a large computer screen before him, and works on his latest scientific paper. He types a single letter, then another, then another. For a man in a hurry, desperately trying to rid the world of terrible diseases, it's an excruciatingly slow process.
-
Stephen Hawking Dies At 76: A Look At Renowned Physicist's Famous Literary Works
Stephen Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life.
-
10 Quotes By Stephen Hawking That Will Leave You Inspired
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. Diagnosed at age 21, he was one of t...
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Stephen Hawking Dies At The Age Of 76: Know The Early Symptoms Of Motor Neuron Disease
Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist dies at the age of 76 on Wednesday.
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Man Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge To Receive US Athletic Association Award
The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA is honouring the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's Disease research.
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Still Alice Writer-Director Richard Glatzer Dies at 63
Richard Glatzer died after battling Lou Gehrig's disease
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Kentucky Firefighter Critical After Ice Bucket Challenge Mishap
A Kentucky firefighter was in critical condition on Friday, a day after he and three others were injured when an aerial ladder got too close to a power line when their department doused a university band with water in an "ice bucket" fundraiser.
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Ice Bucket Challenge: Sania Mirza, Yuvraj Singh and Ashwini Ponnappa Get Drenched for ALS Charity
The Ice Bucket Challenge is an attempt to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, where challengers must dump a bucket of ice cold water over their heads. But if they can't brave the chill, the 'task' can be completed by donating 100 dollars to the ALS Association.
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Ice Bucket Challenge Injures Firefighters in US
Four US firefighters were injured, two seriously, as they were helping run a so-called Ice Bucket Challenge at a Kentucky university.
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Man Behind Ice Bucket Challenge Dies in Diving Accident
One of the individuals behind the Ice Bucket Challenge to support Lou Gehrig's disease research has died in a diving accident.
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This, You Need to See: NDTV's Vikram Chandra, Drenched But Smiling #IceBucketChallenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge exploded across the world, a charity chain reaction gone global, and the blast radius has now reached NDTV.
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High-Calorie Diet May Slow Lou Gehrig's Disease
A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a small-scale study reported in The Lancet on Friday.Formally called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease,...
