Neuroscience
Fish give insight on sound sensitivity in autism
A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound, while also giving insight to autism spectrum disorder.
Nov 10, 2020
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Genetics
Q&A: Getting to the roots of fragile X syndrome
The cause of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited intellectual disability, is easy to see in the lab. Under electron microscopy, an affected X chromosome exhibits a deformed tip that gives the disorder its ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ultraviolet radiation is a strong disinfectant. It may be what our schools, hospitals and airports need
You may remember when US President Donald Trump suggested exposing coronavirus patients to UV (ultraviolet) light—or "just very powerful light"—to help treat them.
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First COVID-19 autopsy series reveals new cardiopulmonary findings
LSU Health New Orleans pathologists performed the first series of autopsies on African Americans who died from COVID-19 in New Orleans, and their findings provide new and critical information to guide patient management. ...
May 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Behavioral intervention, not lovastatin, improves language skills in youth with fragile X syndrome
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five language outcome measures evaluated for intellectual disabilities studies
A multi-university team of researchers found that expressive language sampling (ELS) can be useful in measuring outcomes in clinical trials targeting fragile X syndrome (FXS). According to their study, ELS, a set of procedures ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New compounds thwart multiple viruses, including coronavirus
According to a February 13 report from the World Health Organization, the Wuhan coronavirus has stricken more than 46,000 people and has caused over 1,300 deaths since the first cases in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Now, ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Medical research
Sleep linked to language skills in neurodevelopmental disorders
New research has discovered that Down's syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome are all linked to sleep disruption in very young children, and that sleep plays a crucial role in the development of these children's ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Neuroscience
Mouse study finds early exposure to sounds can address hypersensitivity to noise associated with Fragile X Syndrome
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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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New drug may protect against memory loss in Alzheimer's disease
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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