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Importance of Peripheral Neuropathy Recognized in Appropriations Act

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Importance of Peripheral Neuropathy: Since 2019, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has been actively engaged in a campaign to increase federal funding for peripheral neuropathy research. We had an extraordinary breakthrough in fiscal year 2021, when Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for research funding from the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research …

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PN renewed in 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill

PN Renewed in Senate Defense Bill

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On July 27, 2023, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved by a large bipartisan vote the Senate version of the fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. As it has in the three previous years (FY21-23), the Committee included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for receiving research grants from the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical …

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Donor Advised Funds: A Great Way to Give

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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is a 100% donor supported 501(c)3 charitable organization. Through research funding, awareness, and patient education, our work advances our mission to improve the lives of patients living with peripheral neuropathy and accelerates the development of treatments, and one day, cures. A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) We view our supporters …

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What Nerve!

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At 98, Gloria Potter shares her peripheral neuropathy journey. “What nerve!” We have heard that exclaimed over the years, but the meaning was only one of outrage and the actual nerve cells were not considered. Those of us with peripheral neuropathy may well have the outrage because we are experiencing a thoroughly outrageous condition. As …

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Study Protocol on IgM Anti-Mag Neuropathy Released

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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased that the IMAGiNe study protocol has been approved for publication in the Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. The focus of this international study is a rare autoimmune cause of PN. It is identified by high levels of the IgM protein in the blood of affected patients, …

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Our Community is Growing!

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The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is growing. As we serve more of the PN community than ever before, we are responding to its needs with more.  In 2023, we’re doing more work to advance awareness, education, advocacy, and research with: These are just a few examples of our growing commitment to more. This increased …

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Have you been diagnosed with CIDP? A clinical research study (ARISE) is now enrolling to evaluate an investigational medication.

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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare disease where the body’s natural defenses, like antibodies, attack the covering of the nerves, called myelin, and damage nerve function. While symptoms aren’t the same for everyone, CIDP can make your arms and legs feel weak and slow your movements. The purpose of the ARISE Study is …

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