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Feb 24, 2023Idiopathic Neuropathy: Q&A
Sometimes peripheral neuropathy seems to happen for no particular reason. Doctors call this disorder “idiopathic,” which means “of unknown cause.” Q&A with Norman Latov, MD, PhD On February 22, 2023,… -
Feb 15, 2023Gil’s Journey: Learning to be at Peace
At the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN), we like to share with our constituents stories of hope from their peers who are living their best lives, despite the odds being… -
Feb 8, 2023Book Fundraiser to Benefit FPN: Order by Feb. 21
Best-selling author of “The End of Your Life Book Club” and FPN friend, Will Schwalbe, has written a new book, “We Should Not Be Friends.” Chronicling a forty-year improbable, life-changing… -
Feb 2, 2023Inaugural Clinical Research Training Scholarship Recipients Announced
Paula Barreras, MD, neuroimmunology fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Erika Williams, MD, PhD, neuromuscular fellow at Massachusetts General Brigham are receiving the inaugural Clinical Research Training Scholarships (CRTS). Through… -
Jan 4, 2023FPN Welcomes New Board Member
the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to welcome its newest Board of Director, Dr. Gregory F. Maassen, effective January 1, 2023. About Dr. Maassen Dr. Gregory F. Maassen is… -
Jan 3, 2023Our Advocacy Work on The Hill
In 2020, the peripheral neuropathy (PN) research community achieved a huge breakthrough. For the first time, Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for study in the Department of… -
Dec 29, 2022FPN Funding Contributes $90,000 to IMAGiNe Study for anti-MAG Research
Through the generosity of our donors, we’re able to support the IMAGiNe study with a $150,000 research grant to fund new patient enrollment. $90,000 of these funds, spent in 2022,… -
Oct 20, 2022Hereditary Neuropathy and Genetic Testing: Q&A
Hereditary neuropathies refer to a group of nerve disorders that lead to weakness and wasting of the muscles generally below the knees, and in the hands, and that may be…