MeSH tree: C16.320.322
Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of function in the gene MECP2, a new study by neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a rare inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting in men. Patients typically develop early symptoms such as hand tremors in their 30s, but diagnosis ...
Mar 27, 2026
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When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making it almost impossible to use them for thick, highly vascularized tissues like organ transplants or ...
Mar 23, 2026
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A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital reports in Science Translational Medicine a potential new approach to treat Rett ...
Mar 4, 2026
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MIT researchers have discovered that two common genetic mutations that cause Rett syndrome each set off a molecular chain of events that compromises the structural integrity of developing brain blood vessels, making them ...
Feb 25, 2026
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The brain's ability to do everything from forming memories to coordinating movement relies on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time. But directly measuring this protein production, known as translation, ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Numerous potential treatments for neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, have worked well in lab mice but then disappointed in humans. What would help is a noninvasive, objective readout of treatment ...
Feb 11, 2026
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A preclinical study led by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), in collaboration with the Institut de Myologie and the Sant Pau Research Institute, has analyzed the role of the protein HDAC11 in Duchenne muscular ...
Feb 9, 2026
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zycubo (copper histidinate) injection as the first treatment for Menkes disease in pediatric patients. Approval of Zycubo was granted to Sentynl Therapeutics.
Jan 21, 2026
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A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a promising new therapeutic approach for a rare genetic brain disorder, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Jan 15, 2026
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