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Doctors Reverse With Drugs Autism-Linked Fragile X Syndrome In Mice

Posted by timothy on from the kmart-definitely-sucks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "New research by a team of Bangalore-based scientists has given hope to those with emotional problems caused by the inheritance of a fragile X chromosome. The researchers, for the first time in the world, mapped defective connections between nerve cells in the emotional hub of the brain of mice who had Fragile X Syndrome. The research has just been published in the online edition of the US-based Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." Besides the mapping of these nerves, though, "The NCBS team has shown that even the long-term ravages of the condition could be reversed with medication in mice." Fragile X syndrome is associated with autism, though the conditions do not map directly to each other.

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  1. What? by XnavxeMiyyep · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Doctors Reverse With Drugs Autism-Linked Fragile X Syndrome

    What?

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    1. Re:What? by X0563511 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      That is a really -bad- headline.

      Removing two whole words would fix it too (words that aren't really required in the headline)
      Doctors Reverse Autism-Linked Fragile X Syndrome In Mice

      Really now... how they did it doesn't need to be in the headline.

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    2. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      They might be.

      If they had said "Doctors reverse Autism-linked Fragile-X syndrome with drugs" it seems that Fragile-X syndrome with drugs" is what is being reversed.

      It would have been more-easily-understood if the article was titled "Autism-Related Fragile-X Syndrome Reversed With Use Of Drug Treatment"

    3. Re:What? by spiffmastercow · · Score: 2, Insightful

      It's greatest as what you do can possible! Sense is perfect making!

    4. Re:What? by lgw · · Score: 2, Insightful

      These days, headlines aren't for reading by humans, but by search engines. If "Autism drugs" is a trending search, it's a perfect headline - the words are even adjacent. It's the sad modern word of news.

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    5. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      The word "doctors" is completely unnecessary; we can all infer that it wasn't mailmen or tour guides doing this research. Try: Drugs Reverse Fragile-X Syndrome In Mice, Could Lead To Autism Treatment

  2. Headline...? by blackraven14250 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    What the hell is with that headline?

  3. We're not done looking for solutions by TubeSteak · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Up to 20% of boys with autism have the condition due to Fragile X.

    In other words, at least 80% of individuals with autism need to find hope for a cure somewhere else.

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  4. What Is Your Point? by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In other words, at least 80% of individuals with autism need to find hope for a cure somewhere else.

    20% is an insignificant number? Not if your child has Autism. And suppose you had Cancer, would you pass on looking into a treatment because it "ONLY" had a 20% rate of potential improvement?

    Hoestly, what is your point?

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    1. Re:What Is Your Point? by nashv · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Actually, It is a rather good example. Autism is a set of symptoms that also have varying causes , Fragile X being one of them. Even the potential to fix one kind of cause is better than none.

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