The function and components of mitochondria — the cells’ powerhouses — are significantly reduced in the cerebral cortex and in…
Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Women carrying so-called premutations in FMR1, the gene associated with fragile X syndrome, are at risk of developing autistic traits…
The first wave of COVID-19Â in Europe severely disrupted access to care and raised stress and anxiety in people with…
Long-term, but not short-term, treatment with bryostatin-1 — Neurotrope’s lead investigational therapy — arrested such behavioral and cognitive…
The Australian Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) has recommended that the costs of screening for mutations known to cause…
The Patrick Wild Centre at The University of Edinburgh launched an online portal for its fragile X syndrome registry…
Having fewer primary cilia — cellular structures that act like antennas to detect several signals — in nerve cells…
People with fragile X syndrome experience greater independence in daily activities and less severe behavioral problems over time, a…
Reduced levels of perineuronal nets — net-like structures around nerve cells and involved in memory consolidation — in the brain’s…
A single early-life seizure results in behaviors resembling fragile X syndrome (FXS) later in life, but does not exacerbate these…