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FPN HELPS ASTELLAS PHARMA CONNECT TO THE PATIENTS THEY ARE HOPING TO SERVE

In December 2015, the Foundation for

Peripheral Neuropathy was asked to play a unique role in communicating and representing the needs and concerns of the peripheral neuropathy community to the pharmaceutical industry as it does research on PN treatments. READ MORE

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ON PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

It is not unusual for peripheral neuropathy patients, their caregivers and loved ones to be heard wishing for research on PN that may bring hope for better treatments or even a cure. Many people share the perception that little or no research is occurring on peripheral neuropathy leaving them frustrated and sometimes even angry. In fact, research is happening all over the world. READ MORE

UCLA - LED RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GENE NETWORK THAT PROMOTES REPAIR IN PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Whether or not nerve cells are able to regrow after injury depends on their location in the body. Injured nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system, such as those in the arms and legs, can recover and regrow, at least to some extent. But nerve cells in the central nervous system -- the brain and spinal cord -- can't recover at all.

A UCLA-led collaboration has identified a specific network of genes and a pattern of gene expression in mice that promote repair in the peripheral nervous system in a mouse model. This network, the researchers found, does not exist in the central nervous system. The researchers also found a drug that can promote nerve regeneration in the central nervous system. READ MORE

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