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  • Dec 22, 2020

    FPN Applauds Congressional Action to Increase Research for Peripheral Neuropathy

    The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) applauds action taken by Congress to designate “peripheral neuropathy” as a condition eligible for research funding from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed…
  • Dec 7, 2020

    Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan

    Healthy Eating for the Holidays Is it December already? What an extraordinary year we’ve had. I don’t know about you, but with the holidays upon us, it seems to me…
  • Dec 6, 2020

    FPN Welcomes Dr. Eva Feldman

    The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome Dr. Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, to the Scientific Advisory Board, effective November 2020. About Dr. Eva Feldman, MD, PhD Dr. Feldman…
  • Nov 30, 2020

    IRS Special Deduction Allows Donors to Benefit from Giving in 2020

    The IRS published a notice outlining the conditions under which taxpayers can contribute up to $300 by December 31, 2020 for a deduction on their taxes, even if they do…
  • Nov 19, 2020

    Can Exercise Help Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy?

    Exercise to Help Patients with Idiopathic Neuropathy Research has consistently demonstrated that regular exercise reduces polyneuropathy (PN) symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients with prediabetes or metabolic syndrome…
  • Nov 16, 2020

    FPN Welcomes New Scientific Advisor, Dr. Steven Scherer

    The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome Dr. Steven Scherer to the Scientific Advisory Board. About Dr. Steven Scherer, MD, PhD Steven S. Scherer is the Ruth Wagner…
  • Nov 10, 2020

    Ask the Expert: Popular Questions from PN Patients

    Following the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy’s (FPN) recent webinar on current research trends, Lindsay Colbert, FPN’s Executive Director, caught up with the program’s panelists, Dr. Senda Ajroud-Driss, Dr. Ahmet Höke…
  • Nov 6, 2020

    Advocating for PN Research

    FPN Advocates for Peripheral Neuropathy Research Funding Ongoing, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) has been working with a consultant to advocate for more federal funding for peripheral neuropathy research….