Building on more than two decades of research, 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, ...

“Also, both girls and boys can have FXS. However, females often have a milder presentation of the syndrome’s features.” What causes it? “Fragile X syndrome is caused by a change in the ...

A recent theory about the basis for fragile X syndrome is now validated in a mouse model. The findings point the way to treatment options targeting group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors.