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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

4 October 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AMX0035, a new treatment for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Development of the drug was funded by $2.2 million from the ALS Association, raised by the 2014 social media craze the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’. Another 40 potential new treatments are being investigated.  […]