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·July 28, 2021·3 min read

Discovery Points to Ketamine’s Long-Term Antidepressant Effects

The MeCP2 gene influences ketamine's behavioral effect and strengthens synapses, leading to an improvement in the drug's antidepressant effect over time.

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·July 29, 2013·6 min read

Statins Suppress Rett Syndrome Symptoms in Mice

According to a new study, statins could help treat Rett Syndrome.

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·July 27, 2015·6 min read

Experimental Drug Extends Lifespan and Could Reverse Rett Syndrome: Mouse Study

According to researchers, an experimental drug extends lifespan in male mice and ameliorates a number of behavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in female mice, signifying the disorder may be reversible.

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·January 29, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Reverse Symptoms in Rett Syndrome Model

Activating neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex can reverse breathing and memory abnormalities in mouse models of Rett syndrome, researchers report.

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·July 22, 2019·4 min read

Exosomes may hold the answer to treating and diagnosing developmental brain disorders

Exosomes carry signaling information required to regulate neural circuit development.

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·July 22, 2020·6 min read

Proteins, and Labs, Coming Together to Prevent Rett Syndrome

Findings about the distribution of condensates in Rett syndrome shed light on how cells compartmentalize chromosomes and provide new insights into potential paths of therapies for the neurodevelopmental disorder.

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·July 20, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Claim to Have Uncovered a Cause of Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

A new study claims researchers have identified a new cause for some cases of autism and other intellectual disabilities.

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·March 26, 2017·3 min read

Fainting Disorder Mechanism Identified

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the fainting disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.

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·November 11, 2014·3 min read

Multiple Models Reveal New Genetic Links in Autism

Researchers have implicated a new gene associated with Rett syndrome in idiopathic autism.

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·February 25, 2013·3 min read

BPA May Affect the Developing Brain by Disrupting Gene Regulation

New research suggests environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastics and resins, could suppress a gene critical to nerve cell function and the development of the central nervous system. Exposure to BPA could predispose humans to a number of neurodevelopmental and other health disorders.

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·January 5, 2018·6 min read

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

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

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·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Autism is Not Just a Disease of the Brain: Mouse Study

A new study reports some aspects of autism spectrum disorders are linked to defects in how peripheral nerves communicate sensory information to the brain.

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