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Under the guidance of our Scientific Advisory Board through a carefully managed grants process, FPWR selects research projects based on the collaborative input of researchers and parents, choosing projects that are both scientifically meritorious and highly relevant for individuals with PWS and their families.

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Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Food Attentional Bias Task (FAB-TASK) as a Potential Biomarker for PWS (Year 2)

Funded Year: 2025

Dr. Gallagher and team have been testing whether ‘eye tracking’ can be used as an unbiased way to assess food interest/hyperphagia in PWS. Initial studies were promising, and here they will test the reproducibility of their initial studies, which were done in Ireland, and see if the results hold in US and Canadian PWS participants. Cultural...

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