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·May 10, 2012·2 min read

Evolution’s Gift May Also Be at the Root of a Form of Autism

A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...

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.

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·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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·September 29, 2016·4 min read

Alcohol Shown to Act in Same Way as Rapid Antidepressants

Researchers report alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective antidepressants.

Featured Genetics

·December 1, 2016·5 min read

Neural Stem Cells Serve as RNA Highways Too

Researchers observe molecules moving along the length of neural stem cells.

Image shows a hippocampal slice from a person with Fragile X.

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·March 20, 2017·5 min read

Treatment Window for Fragile X Likely Doesn’t Close After Childhood

A groundbreaking new study that looked at brain samples from humans with Fragile X reports the window for treatment remains open well into maturity.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 10, 2017·2 min read

Two Genes Help Older Brain Gain New Cells

A new study reveals the role two Pumilio genes, PUM1, and PUM2, play in the creation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·September 29, 2017·5 min read

New Role for Fragile X Protein Could Offer Clues for Treatment

A pre-clinical mouse study may provide an exciting new step toward developing new treatment approaches for Fragile X.

Autism Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 3, 2017·4 min read

Potential New Treatment for Fragile X Targets One Gene To Affect Many

According to researchers, treatment that target chromatin remodelers may provide new avenues of treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders.

Autism Featured Genetics

·February 16, 2018·5 min read

Lab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to Autism

Researchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 4, 2018·4 min read

Protein Pair Quickly Makes Memories of New Places

A new study reveals how neurogranin and FMRP help encode memories of new places.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 30, 2019·6 min read

Critical New Clues About What Goes Awry in the Brains of Those with ASD

Researchers report alterations in RNA editing play a vital role in autism spectrum disorder.

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·July 23, 2019·3 min read

Study looks at stem cells for answers to how a type of autism develops

Stem cell study reveals a genetic defect associated with fragile X syndrome delays the production of neurons during a critical stage of embryonic development.

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