Drug Reverses Mental Retardation Caused By Genetic Disorder; Hope For Correcting How Autism Disrupts Brain
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
A new UCLA study shows that the FDA-approved drug rapamycin reverses mental retardation in mice with a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex. Because half of TSC patients also suffer from autism, the findings offer a possible mechanism for addressing learning disorders due to autism.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorderSun, 22 Jun 2008, 13:35:38 EDT
- Rare genetic disorder gives clues to autism, epilepsy, mental retardationTue, 23 Sep 2008, 14:09:15 EDT
- Research adds to evidence that autism is a brain 'connectivity' disorderSun, 10 Jan 2010, 13:25:28 EST
- Researchers connect APC protein to autism and mental retardationMon, 23 Aug 2010, 12:23:00 EDT
- Unraveling the complex genetics of autismWed, 8 Jun 2011, 13:40:44 EDT