FPWR Blog

[Ed. note April 2, 2021: The PATH for PWS Study is no longer open for enrollment.] PATH for PWS: Paving the Way for Advances in Treatments and Health People with PWS are at a greater risk of health complications and serious medical events than indivi...

In just 3 minutes, FPWR's new video, What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome?, explains the basics of PWS — how it occurs, some of the challenges of PWS, and promising research into treatments. Narrated by Susan Hedstrom, Executive Director of FPWR and the par...

A special contribution by One SMALL Step host Samantha Kalasek Once upon a time, there was a "boy mom" blessed to be outnumbered. She believed she was living a very basic tale until she turned the page and realized it was actually a choose-your-own-a...

A recent publication in Science raises a number of interesting questions regarding the potential for prenatal and perinatal (newborn) therapies in the prevention and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This type of treatment would be a decad...