Long-term exercise improves physical performance in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but immediate physiological response post-exercise appears unfavorable, a review of…
Vijaya Iyer, PhD
Vijaya Iyer is a freelance science writer for BioNews Services. She has contributed content to their several disease-specific websites, including cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, among others. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from Kansas State University, where her research focused on molecular biology, bacterial interactions, metabolism, and animal models to study bacterial infections. Following the completion of her PhD, Dr. Iyer went on to complete three postdoctoral fellowships at Kansas State University, University of Miami and Temple University. She joined BioNews Services to utilize her scientific background and writing skills to help patients and caregivers remain abreast with important scientific breakthroughs.
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Articles by Vijaya Iyer, PhD
Involuntary reflexes such as being startled are abnormal in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) patients, and lower startle response to food images…
Feeding Tube Awareness Week (FTAW) — taking place Feb. 3-9 — is held worldwide to provide information about tube…
Lean Muscle Mass Factors Strongly in Bone Health, Study Using Prader Willi Patients as Model Finds
Lean muscle mass is a strong predictor of bone mineral density, or bone health, research that used Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)…
Discontinuation of growth hormone (GH) therapy in adult Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) patients causes accumulation of abdominal fat and increases levels…
Children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) as young as 4 are now eligible to participate in the ongoing Phase 3 trial…