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Rare disease-themed videos glowed on a large screen before an audience of people in wheelchairs, with crutches, and bearing oxygen tanks this Nov. 9 and 10 in San Francisco. Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival strives to eventually host a film about every one of the nearly 7,000 rare…

A Phase 2b/3 clinical trial of livoletide, a treatment candidate for excessive eating in people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), has completed recruitment of participants who are 8 to 65 years old. However, enrollment of patients from 4 to 7 years old…

Children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have high levels of a protein called LIGHT/TNFSF14, which may contribute to obesity and low bone mineral density (BMD), a study suggests. The research, “High levels of LIGHT/TNFSF14 in Prader-Willi syndrome,” was presented at the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2019 meeting in…

Daily consumption of a common probiotic significantly lowered the percentage of abdominal fat, improved insulin resistance, and reduced social withdrawal in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome, a study has found. The research, “Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis on children with Prader-Willi syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial,”…

Treatment with growth hormone for eight years led to a lower spine curvature in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) who developed scoliosis, a preliminary Dutch study reports. The research, “Effects of eight years growth hormone treatment on the onset and progression of scoliosis in children with Prader-Willi syndrome,”…

Supervised exercise sessions at home are an effective strategy to improve the levels of physical activity and walking capacity among women with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a new study suggests. The research, “Increasing physical activity in adult women with Prader–Willi syndrome: A transferability study,” was published in the Journal…

The gut microbiome — the microbial community in the gut — of people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is more diverse than those of individuals with common obesity, and it may protect them from insulin resistance, a condition that often precedes type 2 diabetes, a study reports. The study, “…

People with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have difficulty recognizing negative emotions throughout their lives, often confusing sadness with anger, a study reports. In addition, they have trouble understanding the sincere intentions of others, the findings also showed. The study, “Profiles and Trajectories of Impaired Social Cognition in People with…

Caregivers of young children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) report low quality of life, highlighting the need for additional support systems for these families, a new Chinese study has found. The findings also indicate that caregivers of PWS children with poor social skills or other symptoms such as obesity or…

Recombinant growth hormones Eutropin and Genotropin were found to produce similar improvements in growth, body fat composition, and motor and cognitive development in infants with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a study has found. The results also suggest that Eutropin is a safe growth hormone to treat infants with PWS.