The little girl who is always hungry
Six-year-old Megan has the rare Prader-Willi syndrome, which means she never feels full. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The boy who used to eat enough to feed 10 PEOPLE
Mahesh Bhubathi, 15, from Anantapur district in southern India, suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome - a genetic disorder which often leaves children constantly hungry. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oxytocin boosts social skills in autism-related syndrome
New clinical trial, published inPediatrics, finds that one week of treatment with oxytocin improves social skills and feeding in infants with Prader-Willi syndrome.Spectrum News (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 17, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
GH Treatment Appears to Boost Height in Prader-Willi Patients GH Treatment Appears to Boost Height in Prader-Willi Patients
Growth-hormone treatment appears to improve linear growth in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a new analysis of registry data confirms.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Experimental therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome shows promise in mice
Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare and incurable childhood disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Potential drug appears to ease effects of Prader-Willi syndrome
(Duke University Medical Center) Duke Health researchers have identified a drug-like small molecule that, in animal experiments, appears to be an effective treatment for a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Experimental therapy for Prader-Willi syndrome shows promise in mice
(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare and incurable childhood disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Rare obesity syndrome therapeutic target identified
An enzyme deficiency in the brain is linked to Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition that causes extreme hunger and severe obesity beginning in childhood, scientists have discovered. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 13, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
23 stone 11-year-old set on FIRE and undergoes cupping treatment to lose weight in China
Li Hang, from China's Harbin city, suffers from Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The child is going through traditional Chinese medicine treatment to lose weight. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The four-year-old who screams when she isn't fed on time
Hailey Gossage-Paul, from St Louis, Missouri, is given her breakfast at 7.30am precisely, lunch at midday on the dot and dinner not a second later than 4.35pm to cope with her Prader-Willi syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aripiprazole in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and aggressive behaviors in a child with Prader Willi syndrome: a case report - Akca OF, Yilmaz S.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Twin Brothers Battle Rare Condition That Causes Never-Ending Hunger
Raising twin boys is a challenge for any single mom, but it’s especially difficult for one particular mom in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dianna Schatzlein-Ahern’s two youngest sons, Stevie and Eddie Ahern, are 11. They both suffer from Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition that makes them insatiably hungry no matter how much they eat.
“I have to keep everything locked away so they don’t get up in the middle of the night and have a feast,” Schatzlein-Ahern told Barcroft TV. “They can never feel full, so could potentially eat themselves to death.”
For health reasons, she a...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 28, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Aliz é Pharma to report Phase II trial results of AZP-531 to treat PWS
French-based biopharmaceutical company Aliz é Pharma will report results of its Phase II trial of AZP-531 to treat patients with Prader-Willi (PWS) syndrome. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - July 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Alizé Pharma to report Phase II trial results of AZP-531 to treat PWS
French-based biopharmaceutical company Alizé Pharma will report results of its Phase II trial of AZP-531 to treat patients with Prader-Willi (PWS) syndrome. (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - July 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New insights uncovered into Prader-Willi syndrome
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) A study published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics by researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles provides novel insights into the brain mechanisms underlying the insatiable hunger and subsequent obesity in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
