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Drug May Reverse Imbalance Linked to Autism Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsMay 8, 2018

According to researchers, a drug approved by the FDA may reverse some of the symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome. The drug can reverse hyper-excitability that leads to sensory hypersensitivity.... Read More...

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Wriggling Tadpoles May Hold Clues to How Autism Develops

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

Researchers shed new light on neuroplasticity by sparking learning in tadpole brains. They discovered the key to neuroplasticity is how the brain generates new proteins. Findings could help deepen understanding of sensory processing in ASD.... Read More...

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Fragile X Imaging Study Reveals Differences in Infant Brains

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals babies with Fragile X syndrome have less developed white matter in the brain compared to children without the condition.... Read More...

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Fragile X Study Shows Normal Neurons That Interact Poorly

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2018

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.... Read More...

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X Chromosome Reactivation Could Treat Rett Syndrome and Other X-Linked Disorders

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 5, 2018

Mass General researchers have developed a strategy for treating disorders related to the X chromosome.... Read More...

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Delayed Development of Fast-Spiking Neurons Linked to Fragile X

Neuroscience NewsDecember 5, 2017

Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that contributes to a slowed maturation of fast spiking neurons. The developmental delay has been implicated in Fragile X. However, researchers were able to restore normal maturation speed by administering an activator of the TrkB protein. ... Read More...

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Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

Neuroscience NewsAugust 23, 2017

A new study reports children with Fragile X syndrome show bias toward threatening rather than positive emotion. ... Read More...

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Century Old Drug Could Help Treat Autism Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsMay 26, 2017

According to researchers, a century old drug originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness shows promise for treating symptoms of autism.... Read More...

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Diabetes Drug May Help With Symptoms of Fragile X

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2017

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.... Read More...

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New Insight Into How Fragile X Syndrome Disrupts Perception

Neuroscience NewsMay 5, 2017

According to researchers, people with Fragile X have 'noisier' brains, which can impair information flow and make social interactions more difficult. ... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2017

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

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Neural Stem Cells Serve as RNA Highways Too

Neuroscience NewsDecember 1, 2016

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

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Drug May Reverse Imbalance Linked to Autism Symptoms

Wriggling Tadpoles May Hold Clues to How Autism Develops

Fragile X Imaging Study Reveals Differences in Infant Brains

Fragile X Study Shows Normal Neurons That Interact Poorly

X Chromosome Reactivation Could Treat Rett Syndrome and Other X-Linked Disorders

Delayed Development of Fast-Spiking Neurons Linked to Fragile X

Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

Diabetes Drug May Help With Symptoms of Fragile X

New Insight Into How Fragile X Syndrome Disrupts Perception

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

Neural Stem Cells Serve as RNA Highways Too