Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for a small molecule therapeutic to treat those with ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Hirosaki University have uncovered critical new insights into the ...

Research on fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, has focused mostly on how the genetic defect alters the functioning of neurons in the brain. A new study focusing ...

The cover artistically integrates multiple elements central to investigating the developmental origins of Fragile X syndrome. A vibrant DNA double helix structure rendered in rainbow iridescent colors ...

Mutations in FMR1, the gene encoding fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMRP), located at Xq27.3 and discovered in 1991, are the leading single-gene causes of autism and intellectual disability.

For 22 years, Jason Mazzola’s life was defined by Fragile X, a genetic condition that often causes autism and intellectual disability. Jason, who is 24 now, needed constant supervision. He had ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has granted fast-track designation to an investigational small molecule to treat individuals with ...

Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and the diabetes drug metformin can alleviate behavioral difficulties, according ...

Observations of the small protrusions that line the dendrites of neurons, called spines, were critical in understanding the function of NMDA receptors in the new study, as well as a precursor to the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetic engineering can correct the worst symptoms in mice with Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism, U.S. researchers reported ...