By: Jane A. Why am I still here? I’ve often wondered why I’m still here. Why I say this begins with my being “run over” by a car in 1993. As my husband and I were crossing a street on a crosswalk, a car stopped for us. Unfortunately, another car didn’t see the stopped car and ran into it. The stopped car then ran into me and […]
For the sixth consecutive year, peripheral neuropathy (PN) has been renewed as an eligible condition for research funding by the Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)’s $127 million fund for FY26. Below are the FY26 funding mechanisms, pre-application and application deadlines, award amounts, maximum direct costs and how to apply. FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program award mechanisms and pre-application deadlines: Get […]
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If you’re living with peripheral neuropathy, you already know the story: tingling, numbness, burning pain, or a pins and needles feeling that just won’t go away. You may have been told that there’s little that can be done beyond a prescription and managing your expectations. That frustrating experience is often where people start searching for something more. Why Neuropathy Is So Challenging Peripheral […]
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Interview with Perry van Doormaal, MD, PhD In this interview, Amanda Homscheid, FPN Program Manager, speaks with Perry van Doormaal, MD, PhD, a Senior Researcher at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands and Principal Investigator of the IMAG±iNe study. This study focuses on a rare nerve disease called IgM-associated peripheral neuropathy, which can happen with or without something called anti-MAG antibodies. In this interview, Dr. van Doormaal talks about a new study that builds on what researchers learned from the original IMAG±iNe study. […]
Living with a long-term illness that most people don’t understand can feel very lonely. But for one caring volunteer, that hard experience became a reason to help others and make a difference. Meet Stacey U. After getting peripheral neuropathy from a serious nerve injury, Stacey—who worked for many years in public relations—turned her personal struggle into a […]
Chris Cashman, MD, PhD, was awarded one of two 2026 Clinical Research Training Scholarship (CRTS) to support his neuropathy research. The CRTS is a two-year scholarship program that provides funding for emerging experts in neuropathy. The scholarship supports researchers’ efforts to advance treatments, prevention, and even cures for peripheral neuropathy (PN) and is fully funded by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy. Cashman […]
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Hi. I’m Becca. I am 24 years old and living with Small and Large Fiber Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. My experience with peripheral neuropathy is part of a complex and multi-systemic genetic condition called Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Early pain and first signs of neuropathy My pain journey started when I was young. Maybe 12 or 13 years old. I started to have daily, chronic, […]
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FPN’s second annual Neuropathy Advocacy Day We held our second annual Neuropathy Advocacy Day on March 11. It was an important day to speak up for the 30 million Americans living with peripheral neuropathy. Together, we asked Congress to support more research and better care for people affected by this condition. Learn more about […]
“Science is a team sport” – Kristy Townsend, PhD Dr. Townsend recently spoke on our webinar, Behind the lab coat: How medical research really works. Kristy Townsend, PhD is a researcher and Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at The Ohio State University’s College of Medicine. Research in the Townsend Lab for Neurobiology & Energy Balance focuses on neural […]
Kelsey Waffle was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy at age 23, but her autonomic symptoms began much earlier. What started as unexplained health issues slowly grew into a condition that deeply changed her active and creative life. In this FPN patient interview, Kelsey’s mother and caregiver, Debbie Waffle, shares her daughter’s journey. She opens up about […]
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