New Compound Reverses Fragile X Syndrome Symptoms
A novel compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), say scientists. The paper, published by Cell Press in the April 12 issue of the journal INeuron/I,...
View ArticleGenetic Mutations Associated With Fragile X can also be Linked to Autism
Fragile X syndrome could be linked to autism after a new study published in the journal Neuron found that both the conditions shared several genes and genetic mutations. It is well established that...
View ArticleGenetic Mutation Responsible for Fragile X More Common Than Previously Thought
Mutation of the gene that is responsible for fragile X syndrome, which is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, is more common than previously thought, a new study has found....
View ArticleExperimental Drug Improves Social Function in Fragile X Syndrome
An investigational compound is found to be effective in treating social withdrawal in fragile X syndrome and potentially the first for autism spectrum disorder, reveals study conducted by researchers...
View ArticleIncreasing Natural Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals Possible Treatment for...
Boosting natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain can help correct behavioral issues related to fragile X syndrome which is the most common known genetic cause of autism, American and European...
View ArticleFragile X Syndrome Linked to Autism
For many years, doctors have known that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known...
View ArticleTechnique to Help Prevent Inherited Disorders in Humans Developed
Scientists have developed a novel technique that prevent the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases in children. The findings of the study have been published in Nature. Dieter Egli, PhD, and Daniel...
View ArticlePrevalence of Genetic Defect Causing Fragile X-related Disorders is Higher...
Research led by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that a single genetic defect on the X chromosome occurs at a much greater frequency than previously thought. The research is based on the first...
View ArticleLarge Scale Screening of Fragile X Syndrome in Newborn Babies Possible
A new study published in the journal Genome Medicine reveals that the number of babies who carry the form of a gene FMR1 is higher than previously thought and large scale screening for fragile X...
View ArticleFragile X Makes Brain Cells Talk too Much
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that fragile X syndrome turns some brain cells into chatterboxes. This syndrome is the most common inherited form of...
View ArticleAntibiotic Minocycline Benefits Fragile X Syndrome Patients
Minocycline - the antibiotic drug showed improvements in functioning and mood for children with fragile X syndrome, says report published in Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins. Three months of...
View ArticleLink Between Breast Cancer Progression and Fragile X Syndrome Protein Found
University of Rome Tor Vergata researcher Claudia Bagni has found a link between breast cancer progression and the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein, or FMRP. For this research the group of Bagni...
View ArticlePrognosis of Children With Deadly Inherited Disorder may be Improved by...
The inherited disorder that creates serious neurological and behavioral disabilities in children can now be treated with constant HUCB injections.. In a recent study into the effects of human...
View ArticlePotential Treatment Strategy for Fragile X Syndrome Found in Research
Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, with no cure available. Individuals with the syndrome cannot produce enough of a protein-called the fragile X mental...
View ArticleAdaptive Behavior in Boys With Fragile X Syndrome Tends to Decline During...
The largest longitudinal study of the inherited disorder has found that standard scores measuring "adaptive behavior" in boys with fragile X syndrome tend to decline during childhood and adolescence....
View ArticleFragile West Africa Economies further Harmed by Ebola Outbreak
Effects of fights of Ebola epidemic seemed worst on the west African countries as they lamented on Sunday as restrictions snarled transport, causing food shortages and price hikes. "We are trying to...
View ArticleFragile X Syndrome Could be Initiated by a Nucleotide Change
Nucleotides are the basic building block of DNA, and alteration of a single nucleotide could initiate fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, reveal researchers....
View ArticleCancer Drug may be Beneficial for People With Fragile X Syndrome
Researchers at University of Edinburgh and McGill University have found that a drug that is currently being tested as a treatment for cancer is also effective in helping people suffering from a common...
View ArticleNew Genetic Clues in Fragile X Syndrome
Researchers have found new genetic clues in fragile X syndrome, which is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and seizures. This new study suggests that fragile X results from an...
View ArticleHealth Systems of Nearly 30 Countries Dangerously Fragile to Fight Ebola: WHO
About 30 countries have health systems that are as dangerously weak as the ones that allowed Ebola to ravage Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization warned. The UN health...
View ArticleMutation Causes Fragile Bones in Children Born With Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome
People born with Hajdu-Cheney syndrome develop misshapen skeletons and bones that quickly start to soften and fracture. Now, a team of researchers led by UConn professor Ernesto Canalis has shown in...
View ArticleFragile X Syndrome Could Be Reversed By This Cancer Drug
An inherited condition characterized by a damage to X chromosome commonly affects people with autism could finally be reversed by an experimental cancer drug. The study in the journal iScience...
View ArticleNew Treatment Target For Fragile X Syndrome Identified
The fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability in the United States. It affects about 1 in 4,000 people worldwide. The syndrome is associated with autism. There...
View ArticleBetter Measurement Tools Required To Treat Fragile X Syndrome
A newer and improved treatment outcome measurement tools for fragile X syndrome (FXS) and other several neurodevelopmental disorders needs to be developed, reveal researchers in a new study. FXS is...
View ArticleChildhood Cancer Survivors At Risk Of Infertility, Fragile Bones in Youth
Abdominal radiation, no matter what the dose, puts female survivors at high risk for premature ovarian insufficiency. The analysis of 921 female survivors in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort study (St....
View ArticleChildren With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion
Anxiety occurs at high rates in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Children with co-occurring anxiety tend to fare worse, but it can be...
View ArticleInhibiting Chromatin Remodelers may be the Future of Fragile X Treatment
Fragile X Syndrome is the leading genetic form of intellectual disability and autism. It is caused by a mutation in a single gene, FMRP. However, the effects of the mutation alters several chemical...
View ArticleSelective PDE4D Inhibitor Shows Promise in Treating Fragile X
New study suggests the se of BPN14770, as a potential treatment for Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) and possibly other autism spectrum disorders. BPN14770 is currently under development by Tetra Discovery...
View ArticleSound Hypersensitivity in Fragile X Linked to Brainstem Changes
Hypersensitivity to sound observed in both humans and a mouse models with fragile X syndrome may be due to developmental changes in the brainstem driven by the disorder, according to animal research...
View ArticleReason for the Cognitive Behavioral Inflexibility That is Characteristic of...
Mice with the genetic defect that causes Fragile X syndrome (FXS) learn and remember normally, but show an inability to learn new information that contradicts what they initially learned, shows a new...
View ArticleNew Gene Therapy Can Help Treat Rare Inherited Disorder
New gene therapy, bLuxturna/b (voretigene neparvovec) is recommended for granting marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use...
View ArticleNew Screening Method Shows Promising Drug Targets for Fragile X Syndrome
By using a new drug screening method in Drosophila (fruit flies), researchers have identified several drugs and small molecules that reverse the features of fragile X syndrome - a frequent form of...
View ArticleScientists Call Upon the International Community to Save the Fragile Polar...
Global warming and the like are adversely affecting our atmosphere and the planet, the polar regions being the worst hit. Now, scientists are demanding that international community puts in place a new...
View ArticleBreakthrough in Treating Fragile X in Mice
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, have claimed that they have found a way to improve and even restore cognitive function in people suffering from fragile X, the most commonly...
View ArticleAnimals and Fragile Ecosystems 'ecologically Trapped' by Dark Buildings,...
Insects and other creatures can mistake smooth, dark buildings, vehicles and even roads for water, which act as "ecological traps" that jeopardize animal populations and fragile ecosystems, according...
View ArticleScientific Paper Uncovers Mystery of Fragile Stem Cells
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have solved the decade-old mystery of why human embryonic stem cells are so difficult to culture in the laboratory. The groundbreaking new finding will...
View ArticleNew Drug Strategy Against Fragile X Syndrome Identified
A potential new strategy for treating fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability has been identified by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine. The...
View ArticleWay to Inhibit Neurodegeneration in Adult Form of Fragile X Syndrome...
Expression of a toxic mRNA that leads to Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome is modified by genetic or pharmacological means, according to recent research from U-M Medical School scientists. Peter K....
View ArticleDrug To Treat Fragile X Shows Promise
Help on the anvil for those suffering from Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability. FXS is the most common known cause of autism or "autistic-like" behaviours....
View ArticleLink Between Epilepsy and Fragile X Syndrome Explained by New Discovery
How individuals with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, often develop epilepsy may be explained by the discovery of a potential new mechanism. Scientists at...
View ArticleNew Findings Offer Hope For Fragile X Syndrome, Autism
Scientists have found how mutations in a single gene can produce the complex cognitive deficits characteristic of Fragile X Syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. As the...
View ArticleCures for Inherited Disorders may be Possible Via Fail-Safe System
A previously unknown fail-safe pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental threats has been uncovered by scientists at the University of California, San...
View ArticleResearch Sheds Light on Link Between Fragile X Syndrome Proteins and Faults...
Fragile X Syndrome is the most common form of heritable cognitive impairment. It is caused by mutation or malfunction of the FMR1 gene. Loss of FMR1 function is also the most common genetic cause of...
View ArticleMavoglurant to Improve Eye Gaze Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome
Mavoglurant is an experimental drug which negatively modulates mGluR5 that can modify a key characteristic behavior in individuals with fragile X syndrome(FXS), according to the researchers at Rush...
View ArticleFragile X Syndrome Treatment: New Insights
Scientists are working globally to educate clinicians and families on how to identify, test and provide care for those born with fragile X syndrome, often linked to autism. This multimedia story...
View ArticleBehavioral Intervention can Improve Language Skills in Youth with Fragile X
New study finds more evidence for the efficacy of a telehealth-delivered behavioral intervention in treating language problems in youth with fragile X syndrome (FXS). However, it could not prove...
View ArticleLink Between Fragile X Syndrome and the Fetal Brain
New study has offered fresh insights into the fetal development of our brain and the potential causes of Fragile X syndrome (FSX). During brain development, the fetal period is vital in creating...
View ArticleFragile X Syndrome Treatment Will be Changed by 2030
Promising pipeline drugs Zygel, zatolmilast, trofinetide, and acamprosate calcium SR are set to offer new treatment options for people with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) by 2030, highlights GlobalData...
View ArticleSkin Biopsy Helps Identify Parkinson's Disease Patients
Accumulation of the biomarker p-syn in the skin characterizes Parkinson's disease patients from patients with parkinsonism symptoms, report scientists in a novel study published in the iJournal of...
View ArticleSurprising Molecular Pattern in Fragile X Syndrome Revealed
Researchers identified new disrupted genes and an unexpected molecular pattern, named BREACHes, associated with medlinkFragile X Syndrome (FXS)/medlink. The findings are published in iCell./i...
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