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          AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·April 4, 2023·5 min read

          How an Autism Gene Contributes to Infertility

          FMR1, a gene mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome is also implicated in premature ovarian failure, resulting in infertility in females. The mutation alters neurons that regulate reproduction in the brain and ovaries.
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          AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·December 13, 2021·5 min read

          New Hope for People Living With a Genetic Cause of Autism

          Gene editing may provide hope for the treatment of Fragile X, the leading genetic cause of autism.
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          AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·December 16, 2020·3 min read

          New Insights Into Fragile X Syndrome and the Fetal Brain

          Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism that causes Fragile X syndrome in the developing fetal brain.
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          FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·June 24, 2020·4 min read

          Unexpected mental illnesses found in a spectrum of a rare genetic disorder

          Fragile X syndrome patients with prematuration had a much earlier onset of neurological problems, including earlier symptoms of neurodegeneration. They also experienced emotional processing problems. Some of the most common emotional processing disorders reported were mood regulation, anxiety, and psychosis.
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          AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 3, 2018·3 min read

          Genetic Background of Autism Connected to Stem Cell Dysfunction

          Researchers report functional alterations in L-type calcium channels were detected in models of Fragile X syndrome.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·February 15, 2018·5 min read

          Alzheimer’s Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges: Rat Study

          Researchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.
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          AutismFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·January 18, 2018·4 min read

          Fragile X Study Shows Normal Neurons That Interact Poorly

          Researchers report neurons in mice with a genetic defect that causes Fragile X are similar to those in mice without the syndrome, but fail to interact correctly. This failure results in the cognitive impairment associated with FXS.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 23, 2017·4 min read

          Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

          A new study reports children with Fragile X syndrome show bias toward threatening rather than positive emotion.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·August 9, 2017·4 min read

          Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

          Researchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.
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          AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 15, 2017·4 min read

          Diabetes Drug May Help With Symptoms of Fragile X

          Researchers report a common diabetes drug helped to restore protein production in the brain to normal levels and repaired brain connections in mouse models of Fragile X.
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          AutismFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·March 22, 2017·5 min read

          How Prenatal Maternal Infections May Affect Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

          According to researchers, maternal immune activation during pregnancy can disrupt the expression of genes and processes associated with Autism.
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          This is a diagram represents the Silencing of the FMR1 gene in Fragile X syndrome. FMR1 co-localizes with a rare fragile site, visible here as a gap on the long arms of the X chromosome.
          FeaturedGenetics
          ·January 16, 2015·5 min read

          New Genetic Clues Found in Fragile X Syndrome

          A new study provides additional insight into fragile X syndrome.
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          Predicting PTSD: Brain Scans Unravel Trauma’s Long-term Effects

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          Brain Region That Links Language to Social Cognition Identified

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