I am the poster child for the necessity of this day. Although Fragile X has been in my family for many generations and showed its face for the first time in full mutation form in my generation, I was completely unaware of its existence until my own son was . . . → Read More: National Fragile X Awareness Day
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Did you guys read this article and comments? I have to warn you, it may really make you very angry which really seems to me to be the goal. Consider This: How Americans choose religions Very interesting! Effective ADHD Treatment Found for Children with Fragile X Syndrome ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2008) — Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common hereditary form of mental retardation. Many children with FXS also suffer from attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which complicates social relationships at home and at school. Although stimulant . . . → Read More: Effective ADHD Treatment Found for FX One, the Fragile X Web Ring is up and running. You can read more about the what and why here. I encourage anyone with a related site to join in. The more the merrier! Two, this guy is a NUT! Man, am I excited and grateful for what he’s doing though…and maybe a little . . . → Read More: Two quick notes. Chemical Signals Go Awry in Fragile X Syndrome MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — New information about how brain cells are affected in Fragile X syndrome — the most common cause of inherited mental retardation — has been uncovered. In the study, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas examined mice to see how Fragile X syndrome affects communication between cells in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in learning and memory. The team found that two different chemical signals go awry in Fragile X syndrome. This suggests that drugs that interact with these chemical signals may offer a treatment. Seaside Therapeutics Awards $4.5 Million Collaborative Research Contract to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Funding supports development of novel therapeutics for fragile X syndrome
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seaside Therapeutics announced today the award of a $4.5 million collaborative research contract to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to discover novel compounds to potentially suppress the manifestations of fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited disorder of brain development and the most common known genetic cause of autism. Individuals with fragile X can suffer from impaired cognitive function, developmental delay, attention deficit and hyperactivity, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and autistic behaviors. A Fix for One Type of Autism Gene Therapy Corrects Fragile X If anyone is still stumped on a gift for me. Donate to FRAXA! Researchers have discovered yet another possible way to reverse the effects of Fragile X. Fingers crossed! Researchers eye key to restoring brain function but Monkey has been sick and we’ve been really, really busy and really, really tired. Monkey was diagnosed with croup last Thursday. He had a prescription for 4 days for that which worked great but he then came down with a killer stomach bug AND a cold. He had nastiness coming out everywhere. He’s finally feeling . . . → Read More: I know we’ve been short on updates… Each year my mother’s side of the family has a reunion. Since Monkey’s birth we’ve been making sure that we go each year. Today was the big day. Monkey did really well today too, he’s not a huge fan of crowds or strangers so I was expecting that he’d be really whiny but he wasn’t. He smiled a lot and interacted with people. He even laughed when his cousin tickled him. Normally he doesn’t like anyone but Duhdee or I to touch him. I was really impressed with his behavior. I was also impressed with his eating. He ate 3 hotdogs, 1/2 a hamburger, a half serving of potato salad and about 1/2 a cupcake. Pretty impressive for a wee boy. Continue reading Family Reunion! |
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