People with Prader-Willi syndrome feel as if they're constantly starving. They can't be left unattended with food or they can eat themselves to death.

New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new approaches to potentially help people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a devastating and incurable genetic condition.

Having Prader-Willi has delayed Harlow’s ability to reach certain milestones. She couldn’t hold her head up until she was 8 months old and didn’t walk until she was 2 ½ years old.

The Prader–Willi syndrome market is experiencing growth due to increasing in diagnosis rate owing to an increase in genetic testing, more and more identification of other lesser-known genetic ...

And a lot of deaths, unfortunately, with Prader-Willi, you know, is the choking,” said Tonya Wilkinson. Like Hannah Wilkinson, 12-year-old Alexis Shapiro from Cibolo, Texas, also suffers from an ...

Prader-Willi syndrome affects the paternal copy of chromosome 15, and in most cases — around 60% or 70% — the PWS/AS region is randomly deleted during development. Meanwhile, the maternal PWS ...

Clyde’s Run welcomed more than 350 runners in Mountain Park last Saturday who helped raise awareness and $20,000 for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association. AJC - Logo - Main Trump Georgia ...

Prader-Willi occurs in about one out of every 15,000 births, and is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

People with a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi syndrome never feel full, and this insatiable hunger can lead to life-threatening obesity. Scientists studying the problem have now found ...