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'The Face of the
Ice Bucket Challenge'
Dead at 34

Dec 9, 2019 3:15 PM CST

'The Face of the Ice Bucket Challenge' Dead at 34

Pete Frates, who battled ALS, popularized the challenge

(Newser) - Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose determined battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease made him, per CBS Boston , "the face of" the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday, the AP reports. He was 34. Frates died peacefully, surrounded by...

Hawking: Docs Offered
to Unplug Me in 1985

Jul 29, 2013 8:32 AM CDT

Hawking: Docs Offered to Unplug Me in 1985

He talks about health, marriages in new documentary

(Newser) - If his first wife had listened to doctors' advice in 1985, most people might never have heard of Stephen Hawking. In the new documentary Hawking, the famed British physicist reveals that he was so ill during a bout of pneumonia in Switzerland that doctors offered to turn off his life...

New 'iBrain' Tries to Read Stephen Hawking's Mind

Scientists Try to
'Hack' Stephen
Hawking's Mind

Jun 25, 2012 6:15 PM CDT

Scientists Try to 'Hack' Stephen Hawking's Mind

Stanford team wants to get around his motor neurone disease

(Newser) - Imagine looking directly into Stephen Hawking's mind as he contemplates the universe. That's exactly what scientists are attempting with a tool called the iBrain, which detects electrical brain waves and conveys them to a computer, the Telegraph reports. "We'd like to find a way to bypass...

Mathematician Hawking 'Very Ill'

Apr 20, 2009 10:38 AM CDT

Mathematician Hawking 'Very Ill'

(Newser) - Cambridge University says famed mathematician Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital today and is "very ill." The university said Hawking had been fighting a chest infection for several weeks. Hawking, 67, gained fame for his work on black holes, and has remained active despite being stricken with...

Scientists See Breakthrough
in Stem Cell Production

Aug 1, 2008 8:18 AM CDT

Scientists See Breakthrough in Stem Cell Production

Research holds promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

(Newser) - A US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement...