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The First International Conference on Hyperphagia

Sponsored by: The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA)

The 1st International Conference on Hyperphagia was held in Baltimore, MD June 5, immediately following the PWSA (USA) Scientific Conference June 4 at the Hyatt Regency - Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD.

The 1st International Conference on Hyperphagia, the extreme unsatisfied drive to consume food, will for the first time gather together experts from around the world to discuss developments and unanswered questions of appetite control and hunger. Discussion will center on such areas as genetics, behavior, addiction, neuroimaging, endocrinology, animal models, and metabolism.

Please visit www.pwsausa.org for more information on Prader-Willi syndrome.

 

 

 edited: 08/05/2009