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Autism Reversed in Mice at MIT Lab

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-one-man-would-dare-give-me-the-fragile-x dept.

ClayTapes writes "It seems that scientists at MIT have been able to reverse the effects of autism and some forms of mental retardation in mice caused by fragile X chromosomes. They do so by targeting an enzyme that changes the structure of connections between brain cells. The treatment actually repairs these structural abnormalities which suggests that it may be possible to reverse the effects in children who already show symptoms."

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  1. Re:Misleading by N3WBI3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No I act as if any drug pushed as a panicea against a particular disease is a bad thing because its misinformation.. Gardisil: http://www.consultwebs.com/gardasil-HPV-lawsuits.h tml is being pushed despite the fact it is not been tested for any appreciable period of time because the commercials say '1 less' even though It could be one more. Great publicity..

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