News & Events Welcome to our News & Events page! Here you can find out the latest news about the National MPS Society. For example, how you can participate in this year's National MPS Society Walk/Run events. Last year was a rousing success; this year the sky's the limit! National MPS Society News For recent news from the National MPS Society, check out this section. Family Conference News National MPS Society's Annual Family Conference news can be found here. Other MPS News To find more information on other conferences, events, and fundraising opportunities, take a look at this section. MPS in the News Stories in the media about MPS and related diseases can be found here. Research News The latest information in the MPS and related disease research field will be posted in this section. LSDRC awards $233,000 for LSD Research The LSDRC funded seven researchers who applied for the NIH PAS-04-120 but who did not receive NIH funding. The total amount of grants awarded is $233,000 from the available $310,000. The decisions for funding from the LSDRC were made by an independent review board of scientists and clinicians who serve on the advisory boards of the participating LSDRC groups. We are very pleased with the success of this collaboration among the LSD support groups and the NIH. For a complete list of grantees... Global Organization for Lysosomal Diseases (GOLD) GOLD is an international collaboration of scientific and medical associations, patient groups and commercial organizations dedicated to improving the lives of all individuals with the lysosomal disease.  For the latest information...