Experts call for greater physician awareness and screening of fragile X-related conditions

UC Davis MIND Institute researchers Randi and Paul Hagerman are calling for increased awareness and screening for fragile X-associated conditions. In a new paper published in the New England Journal ...
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Study implicates glial cells in fragile X syndrome

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 ...
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Fragile X syndrome: Study details cellular and molecular activity that leads to cognitive chaos

The genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome occurs when individuals don't make the Fragile X protein known as FMRP. Essential for normal brain development, FMRP helps control when and where proteins are ...
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Harmony Biosciences Provides Update From Its Phase 3 RECONNECT Study of ZYN002 in Fragile X Syndrome

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRMY), today announced topline results from its Phase 3 registrational clinical trial (the RECONNECT Study) of ...
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Mouse models inform potential treatments for Fragile X, Phelan-McDermid syndromes

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 ...
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Servier acquires potential treatment for Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder

Servier acquires KER-0193, a potential treatment for Fragile X syndrome, developed by Kaerus Bioscience, a Medicxi company KER-0193, a novel, orally bioavailable small molecule, was granted Orphan ...