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  • 'Trust Hormone' May Help Curb Symptoms of Devastating Disease

    06/23/2011 10:22:00 PM PDT · by neverdem · 5 replies
    ScienceNOW ^ | 23 June 2011 | Elizabeth Norton
    Life for those with a genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome, which affects an estimated one out of 15,000 people, can be challenging both for the patient and his or her family. Sufferers have an insatiable hunger that can lead to life-threatening obesity if access to food is not restricted. And worse, they have behavioral problems akin to autism. Tantrums and tears are common because these patients have difficulty understanding the motives of others and controlling their own emotions. But treatment with the brain hormone oxytocin may help bring both emotions and eating into balance, according to a new study. Several...
  • VIDEO: Blaise talks to Oprah About "Prader-Willi Syndrome" [and PRAYER REQUEST for hurting 3-yr old]

    12/24/2009 8:32:50 AM PST · by RonDog · 38 replies · 1,436+ views
    YouTube (via his mother's Facebook page) ^ | December 22, 2009 | Rachel Pastiloff [and FRiends]
    Please watch this heart-rending video now posted on YouTube by a young mother who does not know where to turn:VIDEO: Blaise talks to Oprah About "Prader-Willi Syndrome" - only 187 views, so far... Blaise Major Owings wants Oprah to feature his cause "Prader-Willi Syndrome"on her show -- so that a cure can be found for him and all the other children with this genetic disorder. Please Oprah We need your voice.