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Drug appears to aid children with fragile X syndrome
SACRAMENTO — One of the antibiotics most commonly prescribed to treat adolescent acne can increase attention spans and communication and decrease anxiety in patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental impairment, according to a new survey study that is the first published on parents' reports of their children's responses to treatment with the medication. -
Tribute to brave Sarah, 19
A FAMILY have paid tribute to a brave teenager who lost a two-year battle with cancer. -
Acne Drug May Boost Communication, Reduce Anxiety
An antibiotic used to treat teen acne also helps increase attention spans and communication while decreasing anxiety in people with fragile X syndrome, preliminary research suggests. -
Emotional wreck? Blame the brain
Neuroscientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences have demonstrated in what is claimed to be a first such study that chemical imbalance in the brain, can cause severe emotional and pyschological disturbances. -
New challenge studied in those with Down syndrome: high risk of Alzheimer’s (video)
NEW HAVEN — For people with Down syndrome, who are living longer and healthier lives than ever, a new challenge looms: They are at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating, terminal illness that has no cure. -
Anxiety in school is seasonal and age dependent: Pediatric psychiatrists
With summer fading, anxiety is on the rise for some students anticipating the return of school. But it isn't just the first days of classes that can provoke angst -- anxiety in school is seasonal and age dependent, say pediatric psychiatrists. -
St James kids help Jimmy raise syndrome awareness
ST JAMES School in Sebastopol held a footy day yesterday to raise money and awareness of Fragile X Syndrome. Pupils went to school in their favourite footy jumpers and made gold coin donations while learning more about the inherited intellectual disability. -
Conference held to discuss speech disorder
Editor's note: This is the first part of a two-day, three-story series on a recently held apraxia conference hosted in Pittsburgh by the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America. See related story on Page C8. Researchers are still trying to determine the exact cause of a motor speech disorder found exclusively in children that have trouble planning and processing their thoughts ... -
Stem Cell Ruling Leaves Some Disability Research In Limbo
A court action earlier this week halting federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells is leaving some research into developmental disabilities up in the air. -
Hero & Zero: the power of yoga and immunizations
Hero: This heartfelt Hero story comes from Elisa Brooks, a fellow Pacific Sun staffer. Though her son Daniel is challenged by special needs caused by Fragile X Syndrome, he's an accomplished young man. Graduating from Tam High last spring, he spent the summer in Thailand.
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