A small group of women with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) experienced a significant easing of dysautonomia — dysfunction of the nerves that control unconscious body processes such as heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion — after eight weeks of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), a noninvasive treatment that…
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My husband and I are navigating uncharted waters with our large family. As many of you know, I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and several comorbidities I’ve discussed in previous columns. What most of the world doesn’t know is that more than half of our children also live…
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A group of advocate athletes known as Team Victory ran last weekend’s New York City Marathon, raising more than $70,000 in support of The Marfan Foundation, an advocacy group that helps advance research and support people with Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). One of them was…
Becoming educated and informed about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your journey.
There is no cure for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about the approved and experimental therapies here.
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