The behavior of a person's genes doesn't just depend on the genes' DNA sequence - it's also affected by so-called epigenetic factors. Changes in these factors can play a critical role in disease.

Fragile X syndrome causes a wide range of physical, mental and behavioural symptoms, including mild ... usually become more ...

a study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory reports a new way to treat pathology and symptoms of fragile X syndrome, the most common genetically-caused autism ...

Scheduled Feeding improved sleep/wake rhythms in the Fmr1 KO mutants.

A recent theory about the basis for fragile X syndrome is now validated in a mouse ... of mGluR signaling can reverse several typical FXS symptoms in mice and provide the first comprehensive ...