Kennedy krieger institute's rett clinic recognized as a national center of excellence
(PROFILES, Inc.) Kennedy Krieger Institute is one of 15 institutions across the U.S. that recently received a Center of Excellence designation or redesignation from the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF). This special honor recognizes Kennedy Krieger's dedication to providing best-in-class clinical care for patients with Rett syndrome, a rare neurological and developmental disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Establishes Translational Medicine...
Four nationally prominent leaders in medical research join the board to advance progress toward a cure for Rett Syndrome(PRWeb May 20, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/rett_syndrome_research_trust_establishes_translational_medicine_advisory_board/prweb17951346.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 20, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What Are Some Etiologies for Intellectual Disability?
Discussion
“Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in both intellectual functioning and adaptive function whose onset is in the development period.” Global developmental delay (GDD) is used to describe children from 0-5 years old with significant delays in 2 or more developmental areas. These delays may be transient but up to 2/3 of children with GDD will have ID. Overall 1-3% of the general population has ID which makes it very common.
Most children with GDD/ID are identified because of delays in meeting milestones or general academic achievement. ID pat...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 3, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Early Training Forestalls Motor, Memory Difficulties in Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
Manipulating the activity of neurons active during training had similar effects on the mice's behavior. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 29, 2021 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Early training delays symptom onset in mouse model of Rett syndrome
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers found that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, intensive training beginning before symptoms appear dramatically improved the performance of specific motor and memory tasks and substantially delayed the appearance of symptoms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Biotech Vico Therapeutics raises $31 million (27 million) in Series A financing round to advance therapies for rare central nervous system diseases
AON-platform with focus on therapies nearing phase I trials for forms of Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Huntington Disease
Other early discovery stage RNA editing platform focuses on RETT syndrome
Funding led by LSP, co-led by Kurma Partners, supported b... Biopharmaceuticals, Neurology, Venture Capital Vico Therapeutics, RNA modulating therapies (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - July 29, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New maps of chemical marks on DNA pinpoint regions relevant to many developmental diseases
(Salk Institute) In research that aims to illuminate the causes of human developmental disorders, Salk scientists have generated 168 new maps of chemical marks on strands of DNA -- called methylation -- in developing mice. The data can help narrow down regions of the human genome that play roles in diseases such as schizophrenia and Rett Syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Genetic editing milestone in mouse model of Rett Syndrome
(Rett Syndrome Research Trust) A genomic error that causes Rett Syndrome, a serious lifelong neurological disorder, can be corrected in the brains of mice by rewriting the genetic instructions carried by the RNA.The new research, published July 14 in the journal Cell Reports, shows that RNA editing may repair the underlying cause of Rett Syndrome in a mouse model. The technology recoded enough RNA to restore half of the normal protein in three different kinds of neurons in the Rett mouse. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Genetic Editing Milestone in Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
A genomic error that causes Rett Syndrome, a serious lifelong neurological disorder, can be corrected in the brains of mice by rewriting the genetic instructions carried by the RNA.The new research,...(PRWeb July 14, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/genetic_editing_milestone_in_mouse_model_of_rett_syndrome/prweb17255912.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - July 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
URMC Tapped to Advance Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The University of Rochester has been designated an Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The award recognizes the Medical Center ’s national leadership in research for conditions such Autism, Batten disease, and Rett syndrome, will translate scientific insights into new ways to diagnose and treat these conditions, and provide patients and families access to cutting edge care. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - July 8, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news
Yale researchers find potential treatment for Rett syndrome
An experimental cancer drug can extend the life of mice with a devastating genetic disorder, Yale researchers report. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - June 10, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Is the Life Expectancy Rett Syndrome
What Is the Life Expectancy of a Person with Rett Syndrome? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - May 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Twins, 17-months-old, are the first in Britain to both be diagnosed with an incurable brain disease
Amelia and Ruby Sampson, from Birmingham, have Rett syndrome. They may not make it to adulthood. Rett claimed the life of Coleen Rooney's sister Rosie McLoughin aged 14. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research team investigates abnormal neuron activity in Rett syndrome
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) Research by Billy Lau, a postdoctoral researcher working with Assistant Professor Keerthi Krishnan at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, examines the time during which an adult female mouse first learns to recognize and respond to the distress cries of young mouse pups as an opportunity for the brain to rewire and learn again. The findings hint at potential therapeutic strategies for Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heartwarming moment woman who has never been able to talk tell her mother 'I love you'
Pauline Worrall, from Kidderminster, was robbed of her movement and speech at the age of two at the hands of Rett syndrome, a rare brain disease that affects one in 12,000 kids. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
