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So, here's a different approach. A new study looks at the use of a computerized device in helping to modify eating behavior in typically developing obese adolescents.
Several new reports on growth hormone (GH) therapy support the benefits of GH use in PWS, while continuing the trend of a reassuring safety profile.
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Although it's rarely mentioned in clinical descriptions of PWS, anyone who hangs around families with PWS knows that seizures seem to occur much more frequently in those with PWS than typical individuals. Even in cases where a seizure disorder is nev...
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This project was funded by the Foundation for Prader Willi Research in 2006 and conducted by Drs. Gregory Olley and Anne Wheeler and their team at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), Center for Development and Learning. Dr. Wheeler i...
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The incidence of scoliosis in Prader-Willi syndrome is quite high (~30% in children under the age 10; up to ~80% in kids over the age of 10, compared to <3% in the general population). Because moderate to severe scoliosis can be associated with si...
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Several recent studies have begun to look more carefully at the causes of death in PWS, particularly in cases where death was sudden and/or unexpected. A review of 64 cases of death in children with PWS noted a high occurrence of respiratory infectio...
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Obese individuals often have a deficiency in peptide YY (PYY), a hormone that is produced by endocrine "L" cells of the lower gastrointestinal tract, the stomach and the brainstem. Low levels of PYY may be a predisposing factor to the development of ...
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This is a reprint from The Gathered View, courtesy of PWSA (USA). Obesity and problems with overeating can be influenced by a number of factors in the brain. One such factor is brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is involved in eating and...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects about 2% of the population. It is characterized by persistent intrusive thoughts (obsessions), repetitive actions (compulsions), and excessive anxiety. As anyone who know someone with PWS can appreciate, OC...
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