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Hope for ULD is uniting patients, families, doctors, and researchers to fund research, treatment, and education for Unverricht-Lundborg Disease ( #ULD ), also known as #EPM1. Learn more here: https://www.hopeforuld.org/ #RareEpilepsy #genetherapy
Thoughts on Giving Tuesday: As the founder of Hope for ULD, I will tell you that we are still in the midst of the fight to stop the suffering. Our researchers are working every day to learn more. Past successes of the ULD gene therapy mouse trials are paving the way for...
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Epilepsy Awareness Month Facts: Children with ULD (EPM1) can play sports, excel at school, run, jump and swim, UNTIL ONE DAY, usually between the ages of 6 and 15, the seizures begin...
www.hopeforuld.org/our-stories #unverrichtlundborgdisease #RareEpilepsy #GeneTherapy #epm1 #PME #epilepsyawareness
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Please join us in urging Congress to reject the proposed 38% cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) included in the president’s FY26 budget request. THIS IS CRUCIAL for our goal of human gene therapy clinical trials. www.researchamerica.org/press-releas...
Research!America Statement: Research Community Unites in Support of Federally Funded Research - Research!America
Arlington, VA – Research!America, a nonprofit medical and health research alliance, this week sent leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees a letter signed by 600 organizations and mo...
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May 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hope for ULD is celebrating Rare Disease Day by raising awareness for our fight against the ultra rare EPM1, Unverricht-Lundborg Disease. We are working to end the suffering of ULD! #rarediseaseday #epm1 #unverrichtlundborgdisease #genetherapy #RareEpilepsy
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Unverricht-Lundborg Disease | Hope for ULD | 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Hope for ULD is a nonprofit that raises funds for gene therapy research to treat Unverricht-Lundborg Disease (ULD), a heritable, degenerative myoclonus epilepsy.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The long-awaited ULD/EPM1 Natural History Study is underway. We currently need more participants. This study is a crucial next step. #ULD families, if you have not yet contacted Josh Rong to sign up, please email him ASAP! www.hopeforuld.org/research
#epm1 #unverrichtlundborgdisease #genetherapy
Research | mysite
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February 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Reposted by Hope for ULD
Nearly every medicine we benefit from started with NIH-funded research. Early discovery work starts in academia.

Immunotherapies?
Gene therapy for rare diseases?
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines?
Vaccines?
Novel cancer treatments?
Psychiatric medicines?

You betcha.

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February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Hope for ULD
Do lesions that cause psychosis fall into a common brain network?

Exciting new work by @andrewpines.bsky.social, @shansiddiqi.bsky.social and colleagues – tweetorial below by the first author, paper here:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Please forward this to all ULD/EPM1 patients you know! Help the researchers HELP YOU!!! If you have not yet joined the ULD/EPM1 Natural History Study, contact Joshua Rong at [email protected] www.hopeforuld.org/research #epm1 #unverrichtlundborgdisease #genetherapy #RareEpilepsy
Research | mysite
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February 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reposted by Hope for ULD
I've updated the starter pack for rare genetic epilepsies 🧠🧬

It is a work in progress and I will continue to update the pack over the coming weeks 🤩

go.bsky.app/NXw4e8C
November 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
We are pausing on this Giving Tuesday to celebrate the work of our researchers. Their tireless efforts keep bringing us closer to the goal of ending the suffering caused by ULD/EPM1. #epm1 #unverrichtlundborgdisease #RareEpilepsy #genetherapy #GivingTuesday
December 3, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The ULD/ EPM1 Natural History Study is underway! If you are a ULD (EPM1) patient family, or if you know of one, please have them contact [email protected]
Join us in the race to end the suffering caused by ULD/EPM1! #epm1 #genetherapy #rareepilepsy #unverrichtlundborgdisease #uld
November 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by Hope for ULD
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
Action Intent Links | Bluesky
Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our team of researchers has just initiated a Natural History Study for ULD/EPM1! This is an amazing opportunity for ALL patients and families to help researchers better understand ULD/EPM1! More information here... www.hopeforuld.org/research
Research | mysite
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November 13, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Hi all, we are happy to be here. Teddy says "Hi!" He helps one family as they deal with ULD (Unverricht-Lundborg Disease), also known as EPM1. #EPM1 #ULD #UnverrichtLundborgDisease #RareEpilepsy #RareEpilepsyNetwork #genetherapy
November 13, 2024 at 1:54 PM