Walk raises awareness for rare neurological disorder
Nearly 500 people took a walk in Eisenhower Park on May 19 to raise awareness for Angelman Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Among the many participants was Giovanni Melo, 6, who was diagnosed...
View ArticleResearch Reveals Possible Root Cause of Seizures in Autism-related Angelman...
Research published on June 6th in the scientific peer-reviewed journal Neuron has discovered the possible underlying cause of seizures in individuals with Angelman syndrome, a neuro-genetic disorder...
View ArticleMets Exploring ‘Quiet’ Section At Citi Field For Families With Autistic Kids
The Mets are considering adding a designated ‘quiet’ seating section with lower volume PA announcements and no music or cheerleading.
View ArticleManaging Angelman Syndrome
At the Angelman Syndrome Foundation Scientific Symposium in Rockville, Md., Dr. Ron Thibert of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston discussed the presentation and management of patients with...
View ArticleSymposium Summary: Ethics and Rare Disease Clinical Trials
This past June, the Angelman syndrome foundation invited six internationally renowned and accomplished panelists to discuss the "Ethical Considerations in Rare Disease Research" at a dinner symposium....
View ArticleDietary Treatment Proven Successful in Reducing Seizures in Angelman Syndrome...
The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) is very excited to announce today that clinical research published in Epilepsia on July 10 has found that a low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) is successful in...
View ArticleAttention Tooth Fairies! Donate Newly Lost Teeth for Cell Research
Don’t throw away those lost teeth! If you take part in this program you might help researchers develop new treatments for patients with 15q11.2 duplication and Angelman syndromes. Dr. Lawrence T....
View ArticleIntroducing a New Resource to Help you Better Understand Behaviors in...
The most frequent requests for guidance and assistance from families of individuals with Angelman syndrome are related to behaviors. The Angelman Syndrome Foundation has listened to these concerns,...
View ArticleUniversity of North Carolina Home to First-of-its-Kind Clinic in Nation
The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) announced today the official opening of the first clinic in the nation focused on serving the medical and psycho-educational needs of individuals with Angelman...
View ArticleSecond Angelman Syndrome Clinic Opens at Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MassGeneral Hospital for Children and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) announced today the opening of the Angelman Syndrome Clinic, one of only two in the...
View ArticleLatest Update to Behavioral Series Available: Cognitive Issues & Sensory...
The Angelman Syndrome Foundation is pleased to announce that the third in the series on Angelman Syndrome Behaviors is available. Developed by Sarika Peters, PhD, a psychologist at Vanderbilt...
View ArticleHoliday Greetings from Eileen Braun, Executive Director, Angelman Syndrome...
Thanksgiving - it seems it is on the path of being “the lost holiday”, scrunched between the more “exciting” holidays of Halloween and Christmas. Indeed, according to the National Retail Foundation...
View ArticleUpcoming Paper on Dopamine and Angelman Syndrome
New data published by teams led by Drs. C.J. Malanga and Ben Philpot at UNC Chapel Hill suggest that in Angelman syndrome model mice, there are changes in two different neural circuits in the brain...
View ArticleDo You Know Angelman Syndrome?
While we have made progress in educating the world about Angelman syndrome, a considerable lack of awareness of this rare disease remains. Of most concern is the relatively low level of awareness about...
View ArticleMGHfC Launches New Clinics and Program
MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHFC) recently rolled out two new clinics – the Angelman Syndrome Clinic and the Child and Adolescent Medical Psychiatry (ChAMP) Clinic – and a new weight and asthma...
View ArticleMrs. North Carolina Raises Awareness for Angelman Syndrome
On Oct. 26-28 the Mrs. North Carolina pageant will take to the stage in Moorseville at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, and Jessica Harvey, the reigning Mrs. North Carolina, will be passing her title;...
View ArticleRare Disorder Takes Heavy Toll
Almost immediately after their first child, Tatum, was born, Aven and her husband, Justin, sensed their baby was different from other infants. “Early on, we just knew something wasn’t quite right, but...
View ArticleStudy Suggests L-DOPA Therapy for Angelman Syndrome May Have Both Benefits...
Last year a clinical trial of L-DOPA -- a mainstay of Parkinson’s disease therapy -- was launched for Angelman syndrome, a rare intellectual disorder that shares similar motor symptoms such as tremors...
View ArticleDrug Discovery Expert Takes New Leadership Role in Determining Research Focus...
The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) announced today that drug discovery expert and Dart NeuroScience Chief Operating Officer Daniel Harvey, Ph.D., has been selected to serve on the ASF board of...
View ArticleBenjamin Philpot: Managing risks to reap big rewards
In November 2009, Benjamin Philpot's research team experienced what all scientists hope for and most never experience: a Eureka moment. The discovery began many months earlier with a wild idea for...
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