FDA hold puts Aardvark Prader-Willi drug in limbo

The company plans to unblind the late-stage study that was halted due to safety concerns, which could lead to an overhaul of ...

FDA places full clinical hold on Aardvark's drug for extreme hunger in Prader-Willi syndrome

May 14 (Reuters) - Aardvark Therapeutics on Thursday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a full clinical hold ...

Aardvark Therapeutics Shares Plunge After FDA Hold on ARD-101 New Drug Application

Aardvark Therapeutics shares plunged after the Food and Drug Administration placed a full clinical hold on the company's investigational new-drug application for ARD-101, Aardvark's treatment for a ...
Nature

Prader-Willi syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisystem disorder with an estimated prevalence in several studied populations of 1/10,000–1/30,000. It is characterized by severe hypotonia with poor suck and ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Children with rare Prader-Willi syndrome are always hungry, but there's hope for a cure

The first time Kathleen Munk read the words Prader-Willi syndrome was when she searched "floppy baby" online just hours after her son Jack was born. Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder ...
News Medical

Siblings of people with Prader-Willi syndrome face hidden emotional burdens

New research from the University of East Anglia (UK) reveals the hidden struggles experienced by the brothers and sisters of people with Prader-Willi syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic ...
Health.com

What To Know About Prader–Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes a variety of symptoms, including constant feelings of hunger that can lead to overeating and obesity. Other possible symptoms include ...