An experimental cancer drug can extend the life of mice with Rett Syndrome, a devastating genetic disorder that afflicts about one of every 10,000 to 15,000 girls within 6 to 18 months after birth, Yale researchers report ...
Jun 10, 2020
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The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it. As the child ...
Jan 29, 2020
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The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it. As the child ...
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A research team led by Whitehead Institute scientists has identified 30 distinct chemical compounds—20 of which are drugs undergoing clinical trial or have already been approved by the FDA—that boost the protein production ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy become less effective. But new research this week in ...
Jul 24, 2019
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A new study published in Neurology reports the drug trofinetide has proven safe and effective in treating core symptoms of Rett syndrome in female children and adolescents.
Jun 7, 2019
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A study conducted by University of Arkansas researchers reveals that neurons in the motor cortex of the brain exhibit an unexpected division of labor, a finding that could help scientists understand how the brain controls ...
Apr 15, 2019
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Fresh discoveries about a rare genetic disorder that affects mainly boys may inform the development of therapies to treat the condition.
Dec 12, 2018
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Brain electrical discharges, measured with electroencephalograms (EEGs), have been the gold standard for measuring brain activity. But current EEGs don't have the capabilities to, say, differentiate the activity of different ...
Sep 5, 2018
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A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has developed a new female mouse model for the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome and in the process found evidence that relieving symptoms of the genetic disorder ...
Jul 23, 2018
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