Treatment with setmelanotide helped reduce uncontrollable hunger, known as hyperphagia, and also eased anxiety in children and adults with obesity due to Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). The Rhythm Pharmaceuticals‘ experimental injection therapy was also shown to reduce body fat and preserve lean mass in individuals with PWS. That’s according…
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Most infants with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) experience sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea before ever starting growth hormone therapy, a small Belgian study shows. The findings challenge previous suggestions that growth hormone therapy, a standard treatment for PWS, is what primarily drives the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),…
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Summer always used to sound so simple to me. It meant slower mornings, later bedtimes, popsicles on the porch, and playing outside until the sun went down. Now that I’m the parent of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), summer isn’t so much this idyllic setting, but rather a…
Prader-Will syndrome is a rare and complex genetic condition that results in a variety of physical and mental symptoms. Learn more about the disease here.
Prader-Willi is caused by genetic changes in a particular area of chromosome 15. Learn more about what causes the disease here.
Symptoms of Prader-Willi range from physical impairments to cognitive and behavioral issues. Learn more about the symptoms of the disease here.
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