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This week marks the launch of the “7,000 Mile Rare Movement,” a nationwide effort to raise money for research into the 7,000 known rare diseases that afflict at least 30 million Americans. The campaign kicks off Feb. 1 and culminates with Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28. Organized by…

The intellectual disabilities in people with fragile X syndrome may be caused by poor communication between neurons, rather than flaws in the nerve cells, according to research from New York University. A research team there discovered that groups of neurons failed to signal in unison when mice with the…

Interventions focused on improving mindfulness and acceptance may promote the health and well-being of mothers who have children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), as well as having important health implications for all individuals with an FMR1 premutation, a study finds. The study, “Mindfulness and Acceptance…

Children with the FMR1 premutation experience difficulties in processing sensory information, similar to those experienced by children with fragile x syndrome, a study shows. The study, “Sensory Difficulties in Children With an FMR1 Premutation,” was published in the journal Frontiers in Genetics. Fragile x syndrome (FXS) is caused…