A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found exposure to sound—not sound reduction—during early development of mice engineered to have Fragile X Syndrome, or FXS, restores molecular, cellular, ...
Nov 6, 2019
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A new stand-alone test can more precisely diagnose people with a common genetic cause of autism than the current testing regime.
Oct 28, 2019
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The neurological disorder FXTAS (pronounced "fax-tas") stems from a genetic premutation seen in one of every 151 women and one of every 468 men, called the FMR1 premutation.
Oct 17, 2019
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A new drug discovered through a research collaboration between the University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics may protect against memory loss, nerve damage and other symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 9, 2019
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It was long believed the FMR1 premutation—an excessive number of trinucleotide repeats in the FMR1 gene—had no direct effect on the people who carry it. Until recently, the only recognized effect on the carriers of the ...
Aug 21, 2019
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The lab of Yongchao Ma, Ph.D., from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, discovered how the genetic defect in fragile X syndrome—a type of autism—delays ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Australian and Chilean scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism—and they hope their work could one day lead to the development of treatments for the ...
Jun 18, 2019
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Children with an inherited form of intellectual disability and autism could be helped by a medicine commonly used to lower cholesterol, if used early in life.
May 29, 2019
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(HealthDay)—No significant difference in outcomes was observed in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome (FXS) receiving adaptive versus nonadaptive in-home cognitive training, according to a study published online ...
May 15, 2019
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Muscle strengthening exercises are important for building bone strength and preventing osteoporosis, but new research shows that even just 10,000 steps a day can help to keep bones strong.
Apr 25, 2019
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