FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition that causes intellectual disability, learning challenges, autism and behavioral problems. It occurs in more boys than girls and you ...

Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the second leading cause of mental retardation overall, after Down syndrome. Since 1991, when the fragile X mental ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi") announced the U ...

In a study published in “Cell” on Aug.13, Yale researchers identified a defect in a cell structure called the mitochondria to be a cause of a rare genetic disorder called “fragile X syndrome.” Led by ...

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 ...

Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This method aims to alter a type of neural ...

NEWBURY, Mass. – Andy Tranfaglia seemed to be getting better by the day. He stopped vomiting his meals. His coordination improved enough that he could return a volley on the tennis court. His ...

Mothers and fathers and their young children crowded into an old, government-run children’s hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, colorful, cartoonish drawings covering its hallway walls. Parents struggled to ...

An experimental drug intended for Alzheimer's patients seems to improve both language and learning in adults with Fragile X syndrome. That is enough to change the lives of many people with Fragile X, ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited form of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, and patients can present with severe behavioural alterations, including hyperactivity, ...