In a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, scientists have blocked the destruction of nerve axons in mice, a step toward helping patients with various neurodegenerative disorders, including peripheral neuropathy. The findings of this report, originally reported by Julia Evangelou Strait, can be found below. Nerve axons serve as the […]
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy receives many inquiries from patients about stem cell treatments for peripheral neuropathy. An article, ‘Snake Oil’ Stem Cell Clinics Peddle False Hope for High Prices recently appeared in The Medium (www.medium.com) on the rise of stem cell treatments for any number of conditions. Is it a real hope or false […]
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased to announce a new partnership to further research on anti-MAG IgM paraprotein-associated peripheral neuropathy. FPN will be partnering with the IMAGiNe study, a global research collaborative focusing on anti-MAG and IgM paraprotein-associated peripheral neuropathy. Thanks to a donation from the Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund, FPN […]
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased to announce that Dr. Shanna Patterson has agreed to serve as an advisor to FPN on patient education programs. Dr. Patterson will be providing input on patient communications as well as offering her expertise for new and existing patient programs. Shanna K. Patterson, MD is an Assistant […]
On July 9, 2018, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) held a public forum focusing on the patient’s perspective on drug development for chronic pain. The FDA invited members of the public, including the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy’s (FPN) President, Lou Mazawey, to attend to give their perspectives on living with chronic pain and treatment approaches […]
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Blocking the Pathway of Neuropathy Pain An international collaboration between Indiana University in Bloomington and the Turku Center for Biotechnology in Finland made early inroads into a new approach to reducing neuropathy pain. The researchers identified the correlation between the formation of a certain protein in the cell (NOS1AP) and the transmission of neurological pain. […]
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Small study offers hope to patients with small fiber neuropathy Many patients diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, one of the many forms of peripheral neuropathy, ask their physicians about their prognosis. Physicians are usually not sure how to answer, since there is not a lot of research to back whether the condition will improve or […]
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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to announce the addition of A. Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN to the Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2018. Dr. Smith is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to this role, he served as Vice Chair for Research, Chief of the […]
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What do zebrafish have to do with peripheral neuropathy research? In September 2017, we reported that Dr. Sandra Rieger had received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to continue her study of nerve regeneration and peripheral neuropathy. (See MDI Biological Laboratory Scientist Receives Grant to Study Peripheral Neuropathy.) In this study, she noticed […]
Data from the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR) helps scientists examine the relevance of mutations in sodium channels, yielding a new discovery in peripheral neuropathy research. In 2012, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) initiated and funded the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR) to advance research in acquired axonal peripheral neuropathies, which affects millions of Americans. […]
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