An investigational compound that targets the core symptoms of fragile X syndrome is effective for addressing the social withdrawal and challenging behaviors characteristic of the condition, making it the first such discovery ...
Sep 19, 2012
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Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered a protein that is the missing link in the complicated chain of events that lead to Alzheimer's disease, they report in the Sept. 4 issue of the journal Neuron. Researchers ...
Sep 4, 2013
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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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Research published today (Feb. 11, 2019) reveals how one mutation causes fragile X, the most common inherited intellectual disability.
Feb 11, 2019
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(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertility, and early exposure ...
Aug 30, 2012
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A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is giving researchers a first look at the early stages of brain development in patients with Fragile X syndrome, a disorder that causes mild to severe ...
Jan 31, 2017
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More patients are tested and treated for osteoporosis when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening for the bone disease, a new study has found.
Jul 11, 2011
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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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Children and adults with social withdrawal due to Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and the most common known single gene cause of autism, may benefit from an experimental drug ...
Jul 20, 2011
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A UC Davis Health study found more evidence for the efficacy of telehealth-delivered behavioral intervention in treating language problems in youth with fragile X syndrome (FXS). The authors, however, could not establish ...
Apr 21, 2020
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