by KLS Foundation | Jan 30, 2018 | KLS in the Media, News Articles
Cooper Grossman receives the 2017 New Jersey Youth Soccer Comeback Player of the Year Award! The award ceremony will take place on Friday February 2nd. “After being diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, a disease that most of us never even knew existed, Cooper...
by KLS Foundation | Dec 4, 2017 | Fundraisers, KLS Events
The first annual Coop-A-Thon took place on October 21, 2017, at YB Fitness in Short Hills, N.J. The event came to be after very close family friends felt the need to help Coop & the rest of the KLS sufferers. Feeling helpless, they reached out to a local gym...
by KLS Foundation | Nov 11, 2017 | Fundraisers
Did you know that amazon donates 0.5% of every purchase made to the charity of your choice? As soon as we learned about this fantastic benefit, we signed up. To date we have received $685.02 from amazon smile. Our goals are to raise awareness, support scientific...
by KLS Foundation | Oct 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yoga in the Park benefit for the Kleine Levin Foundation On a sunny afternoon on Sunday, September 10th, 2017, the first annual Yoga in the Park with The YOGA Exchange fundraising event to benefit Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) research was held at Goodwill Park in...
by KLS Foundation | Oct 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
KLS Foundation funds new study of potential biomarkers of KLS led by Dr. Emmanuel Mignot at Stanford University The cause of KLS is unknown but recent results have suggested a genetic marker. The KLS Foundation has recently funded Dr. Emmanuel Mignot’s lab at...
by KLS Foundation | Aug 23, 2017 | KLS in the Media, Videos
Watch this incredible, inspiring, and heart-wrenching segment of a patient living with KLS. Thank you to Michael Hamper and his family for raising awareness of KLS and being such great advocates for all those suffering with this rare disorder! Credit to WSVN News...
by KLS Foundation | Aug 17, 2017 | KLS Research
The following articles, from the Broad Institute at Harvard, provide a respectable explanation for KLS research being done by Dr. Mignot and collaborators at Stanford University. The articles give a general account of the Genome-wide Association studies (GWAS). These...
by KLS Foundation | Aug 3, 2017 | Fundraisers
We have come a long way in research over the past few decades due to the generosity of others putting on fundraising events and donating to the KLS Foundation research fund. We are happy to share that the Grossman family is hosting a Fundraising event for the KLS...
by KLS Foundation | Jan 5, 2016 | KLS Research
KLS Foundation Awards Grant to Emmanuel Mignot of Stanford University for Genetic Research January 6, 2016 – The Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) Foundation, a patient advocacy group promoting research and supporting families dealing with KLS, today announced that the KLS...
by KLS Foundation | Dec 2, 2015 | 2015 KLS Conference
Steve Maier, President of the KLS Foundation, kicks off the 2015 International Conference. See the PDF link and video below. PDF Link: KLS Foundation 2015 International Conference – Kickoff – Steve Maier KLSF President