MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fragile x syndrome'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519708&cid=t_105412_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAG8eBSsFFIk%2F Here’s a rare bit of good news concerning retardation and autism. A Novartis clinical trial for an experimental drug is prompting researchers to wax optimistic about coping with the fragile X syndrome, which is the most common inherited cause of these mental disaibilities. The trial revealed ’substantial improvements in behaviors associated with the syndrome,’ The New York Times writes. “We have been reluctant to make this public because we still need to do more experiments, do them correctly and in a bigger way. But our group feels pretty good about the data,” Marc Fishman, who heads Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, tells the paper. There are caveats - the trial involved only a few dozen patients, only some of whom benefited. And a drug is still years awa... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519708 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:39:34 +0100 3519708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772486&cid=t_105412_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F07%2Fjournal-of-medical-genetics-2009-volume-46-no-9%2F Contents Page Fade Fave: Fragile X syndrome: from molecular genetics to therapy Fade Skinny: This review aims to summarise two decades of molecular research leading to the characterisation of cellular and molecular pathways involved in the pathology of this disease and as a consequence to the identification of two new promising targets for rational therapy of fragile X syndrome, namely the group 1 metabotrope glutamate receptors (Gp1 mGluRs) and the -amino butyric acid A receptors (GABAARs) (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Access from Home, Access from Work, Access in the Library, Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Fragile X Syndrome, Genetics (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772486 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:37:59 +0100 2772486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329677&cid=t_105412_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fmelatonin-improves-sleep-problems-in.html A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that melatonin supplements may be helpful for children with autism.The small study involved 12 children between the ages of 2 and 15 years. Each child had either autistic spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome, or both problems. The children took 3 mg of melatonin 30 minutes before bedtime for two weeks.Results show that melatonin improved three aspects of their sleep. The children slept for an average of 21 more minutes each night. The length of time it took them to fall asleep was 28 minutes shorter. And the time of night when they fell asleep was 42 minutes earlier.The study reports that sleep problems are common in children with autism. Senior author Beth L. Goodlin-Jones, PhD, told the AASM that these problems can affect the e... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329677 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:50:00 +0100 2329677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077346&cid=t_105412_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F30%2Frevisiting-a-picture-worth-a-thousand-words-iv%2F Remember Roger Ballen’s photograph from “A picture worth a thousand words… IV“? So, what’s the diagnosis? See and then reason and compare and control. But see first. No two eyes see the same thing. No two mirrors give forth the same reflection. - William Osler Berci, of ScienceRoll fame, pointed the finger at Fragile X syndrome (also known as Martin-Bell syndrome). The features of this condition certainly appear consistent with the two men depicted in the photograph, as discussed at Clinical Cases and Images: X-linked heredity with variable penetrance - so males are more commonly affected, as they lack a “back up” copy of the gene. Mental retardation (IQ 35-70 is typical), autistic-like behaviour, and other neuropsychological problems. I think thi... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077346 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:24:47 +0100 2077346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488141&cid=t_105412_133_f&fid=35123&url=http%3A%2F%2Fperdition.blogurple.com%2F2006%2F08%2F11%2Fthe-computer-screen-is-the-retina-of-the-minds-eye%2F David Cronenberg is psychic. That has to be why he made an AIDS allegory in 1975 (it is an AIDS allegory, damn it!); why he wrote about the collision of television and real-life schadenfreude twenty years before the reality TV craze. And, frankly, I think he was saying something about Autism Every Day, too. Videodrome stars James Woods as a fellow named Max Renn who owns a cable TV station. Max “strive[s] for art in reverse,” as John Waters would say; Channel 83 is the premiere showcase for pornography and violence. But he needs a new show, and softcore Japanese erotica isn’t cutting it. While scanning the airwaves for a show he can pirate (ahem, borrow), he finds the simplest, most powerful program he’s ever seen: a woman stands in front of a wall while a man whips her&#8... Sweet Perdition blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488141 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:05:06 +0100 488141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488142&cid=t_105412_133_f&fid=35123&url=http%3A%2F%2Fperdition.blogurple.com%2F2006%2F08%2F08%2Fquintus%2F There’s a lot of weirdness going around—and that’s a marvelous thing. Lots of Autism Hub bloggers are playing meme tag. And, although I haven’t been tagged, I’m in desperate need of a blog entry. So here are 5 Weird Things About Me: 1. I read our family medical encyclopedia for fun when I was little—-the dermatology chapter was my favorite. However, although I genuinely liked this interest (and still do), I was always afraid other people would find out about it. To this day, I don’t like hearing words associated with skin diseases—even if I l like reading them and can muster the courage to write them. 2. I’m related to King Edward—the bad one, from Braveheart—and Lyndon B. Johnson. 3. I can do this. It’s one of the many r... Sweet Perdition blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488142 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:22:08 +0100 488142