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November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

Healx Raises $56M to Launch Treatment Accelerator Program for Fragile X, Other Rare Diseases

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Healx has secured $56 million to develop its Rare Treatment Accelerator program that is designed to help develop new therapies for people with fragile X syndrome and other disorders. ... Read more

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

New Genetic Test May Help Identify Previously Undiagnosed Cases of Fragile X, Study Reports

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A single-step genetic test that quantifies a specific mark in the FMR1 gene may help diagnose cases of fragile X syndrome that are not identified by current approaches, a new ... Read more

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

Grip Test Helps to Identify and Monitor Fragile X Tremor-Ataxia Syndrome in Adults, Study Suggests

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Precision grip tests could help doctors to identify and monitor fragile X-associated tremor-ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), a common condition in families affected by fragile X syndrome, a study reports. Subtle alterations ... Read more

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Study Links Autism Spectrum Disorders, Including Fragile X, to Low Cholesterol Levels

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Similar to people with fragile X syndrome, those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have low blood levels of cholesterol compared to healthy individuals, a study suggests. The findings indicate that ... Read more

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019

Reduced Net-like Structures Around Nerve Cells May Cause Learning Deficits in FXS Patients, Mouse Study Suggests

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Reduced levels of perineuronal nets — net-like structures around nerve cells and involved in memory consolidation — in the brain’s fear-learning circuit may be associated with learning deficits and ... Read more

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Autism Spectrum Disorder Worsens Motor Impairments of Fragile X Children, Study Reports

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Children with both fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) start showing greater motor impairments as early as 18 months of age when compared with those with fragile X ... Read more

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Outpatient Genetic Counseling Improved Diagnostic Rates In Fragile X Patients, Others With Syndromic ASD, Study Finds

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Medical teams that provide on-site genetic counseling and new screening tools to outpatient clinics — to identify genetic causes of autism spectrum disorder such as fragile X syndrome — significantly improve ... Read more

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

Negative Emotions Early in Life Increase Risk for Anxiety in Boys with Fragile X, Study Suggests

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Boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) who experience negative emotions such as anger and fear up to preschool age are more prone to develop anxiety, a new study suggests. ... Read more

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019

Derivatives of Alzheimer’s Disease Precursor May be Valuable Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Fragile X, Study Suggests

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Derivatives of an Alzheimer’s disease precursor may be valuable biomarkers of disease activity in fragile X syndrome, according to a recent study. The results of the study, “Peripheral Amyloid ... Read more

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

Single Early-Life Seizure Leads to Fragile X-Like Behaviors Later in Life, Mouse Study Finds

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A single early-life seizure results in behaviors resembling fragile X syndrome (FXS) later in life, but does not exacerbate these behaviors in a fragile X mouse model, a preclinical study ... Read more

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