Could Some Forms Of Mental Retardation Be Treated With Drugs?

Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 23:21 in Health & Medicine

Growth factors are the proteins that trigger a countless number of actions in cells. Drugs that increase or decrease certain growth factors have lead to treatments for cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Researchers say a new understanding of a growth factor implicated in some mental retardation disorders could lead to a novel treatment.

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