In a new report done by researchers at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, it was discovered that the symptoms of the Fragile X
condition could be reversible. Fragile X
is the most common predictor of genetic mental challenge. This information will be documented in the
journal Neuron.
Researchers allowed mice to sample a drug connected to
Fragile X. Results indicated that the
mice displayed increase in learning and behavior techniques. Mice were not as distracted by sound as well.
“The most important implications of our study are that many
aspects of (fragile X) are not caused by an irreversible disruption of brain
development,” said Mark Bear of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who
worked on the study.
Researchers state the results of the drug on the mice are
promising. There are no quick plans to
humanly test the drug. Researchers do
state however, that many human trials address the same area of the brain the
drug was targeted in the mice, and may be able to produce compatible results.
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