A UNC Healthcare announced on September 17, 2019: The National Institutes of Health have awarded two separate grants totaling $6.1 million to Mark Zylka, PhD, director of the UNC Neuroscience Center.at the UNC School of Medicine. One of these projects […]
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An ASF funded research study was published in BioRXiv and the Journal of Clinical Investigation. See the press release below for more information and the outcomes of the study. UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ben Philpot, PhD, and Bin Gu, PhD, found that […]
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Neuren Pharmaceutical’s candidate NNZ-2591 has shown positive effects in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome, treating all symptoms of the disease, the company announced. These results were used to submit an Orphan Drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Angelman syndrome is a genetic neurological […]
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At the 2019 ASF Scientific Symposium and Family Conference in Louisville, KY, the Angelman Syndrome Foundation recognized four people with special awards at the Family Conference Welcome Reception. The board and staff of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, as well as […]
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The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) has announced that Dr. Elizabeth Jalazo, a pediatrician at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, will take on the new position of Director of Clinical Integration for the ASF. In her role as […]
Read moreImportant work coming out of the ASF Clinic Network at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Did you know that anxiety concerns are reported in 40% of people with AS? Characterizing that anxiety is critically important to design […]
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Your ASF donations hard at work at UNC and Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands. This pivotal study demonstrated that UBE3A is most critical in the developing brain and plays a less vital role later on in life. This is […]
Read moreAnxiety in Angelman Syndrome Important work coming out of the ASF Clinic Network at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Did you know that anxiety concerns are reported in 40% of people with AS? Characterizing that anxiety is […]
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