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Foundation for Prader-Willi Blog | Research (8)

Learnings from the Global PWS Community at the 2022 IPSWO Conference

In July 2022, FPWR’s Executive Director Susan Hedstrom, Director of Research Programs Theresa Strong, and Lauren Schwartz, FPWR’s leader of the Mental Health & Behavior Research Programs, attended the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisat...

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2022 PWS Research Symposium and Family Conference

This September 29 - October 1, parents, caregivers and medical professionals from across the country will once again be coming together to connect, learn, and be inspired at the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research’s Annual Research Symposium and Fam...

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D-dimer Study Yields Important Findings on PWS and Blood Clots

People with PWS have a higher risk for developing blood clots than the general population, but the risk is poorly understood. A recent study explored whether testing for a protein called D-dimer could be an informative tool for predicting blood clot ...

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People With PWS Share Their Hopes and Struggles In New Study

A tremendous amount of work has been done by The PWS Clinical Trials Consortium to understand and document the views of Prader-Willi syndrome families. Now, a new study validates what PWS caregivers have reported, by sharing first-person perspectives...

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Recommendations for Management of Sex Hormones in Adults With PWS

Two new papers from an international group of PWS expert physicians outline the clinical experience and provide recommendations for sex hormone replacement therapy in adult males and females with PWS.

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Insights Into the Sleep, Seizures, and Psychiatric Behaviors in PWS

A newly published paper examines sleep disorders, seizures, and psychiatric concerns in PWS. Thanks to almost 900 PWS families who completed multiple surveys in the Global PWS Registry, the study provides a great deal of valuable data and new insight...

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IPWSO Survey Finds Most COVID-Positive People With PWS Had Mild Cases

COVID-19 infections may be particularly worrisome for our loved ones with PWS, since many of the complications associated with PWS—obesity, diabetes, poor respiratory function—are known risk factors for severe COVID disease. In addition, other neurod...

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Sleep Disorders and PWS [2021 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

In this 1 hour and 19‑minute video, Dr. Aaron Chidekel, a pediatric sleep specialist, and Cindy Szapacs, mom to a teenage son with PWS, discuss excessive daytime sleepiness and other symptoms and treatments for sleep disorders in people with PWS. The...

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Strategies for Managing Behavior in PWS [2021 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

In this one hour and 17‑minute video, Dr. Tony Holland, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Cambridge University, discusses strategies for effective behavior management in PWS. The session includes Q&A from participants in the 2021 FPWR Virtual Con...

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