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FPWR Blog

Two Silver Medals: A Child's Achievement Inspires Strength and Hope

A special contribution by guest blogger Allison Shelton Allison shared her story via our Stories of Hope questionnaire.

Topics: Stories of Hope

Schaaf-Yang Syndrome Research Plan 2019-2021

With the input of experts and parent advocates from the SYS community, a research plan has been developed to guide and accelerate SYS research over the next 3 years. The plan includes a brief overview of the ‘current state of research,' highlights cu...

ConSynance Therapeutics, Harmony Biosciences Join PWS Clinical Trials Consortium

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research is pleased to announce the addition of ConSynance Therapeutics and Harmony Biosciences to the PWS Clinical Trials Consortium.

Topics: News

New Investigational Drugs for PWS Offer Hope [2018 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

This blog is based on a presentation at the FPWR 2018 conference. You can watch the complete presentation by clicking on the embedded video. In case you don't have time to watch the full video, we've included a full transcript below. You can also wat...

Topics: Research Blog

Using Games To Reduce Resistance To Change In PWS [2018 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

This blog is based on a presentation at the FPWR 2018 conference. You can watch the complete presentation by clicking on the embedded video. In case you don't have time to watch the full video, we've included a full transcript below. You can also wat...

Topics: Research Blog

PWS Behavior Panel Shares Helpful Findings [2018 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

This blog is based on a presentation at the FPWR 2018 conference. You can watch the complete presentation by clicking on the embedded video. In case you don't have time to watch the full video, we've included a full transcript below. You can also wat...

Topics: Research Blog

FPWR Announces Second Round of 2018 Grant Awards for PWS Research [VIDEO]

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) announces a the funding of 11 Research Awards totaling more than $1,000,000. FPWR is dedicated to supporting research that advances the understanding and treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and rel...

Topics: Research

Does Your Loved One With PWS Have Hyperphagia?

This guest blog was contributed by researchers Elisabeth Dykens and Elizabeth Roof of Vanderbilt University Does your loved one with PWS have hyperphagia? The answer isn't as simple as yes or no. Even if your loved one does not display the hallmark h...

Topics: Research

Town Hall Highlights PWS Research Achievements [2018 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

This blog is based on the Research Town Hall presented by the FPWR Research team at the FPWR 2018 conference. You can watch the complete presentation by clicking on the embedded video. In case you don't have time to watch the full video, we've summar...

Topics: Research Blog