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Rapamycin reverses mental retardation in tuberous sclerosis model |
| Published: June 22, 2008, 8:38 pm |
| Tags: general interest, medical news, parents, popular, autism, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, learning disorders, mental retardation, rapamycin, tuberous sclerosis |
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UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug - rapamycin - reverses the brain dysfunction and learning disability inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC patients also suffer from autism, the findings offer new hope for addressing learning disorders due to autism. Nature Medicine publishes the findings in its [...] [ Full article ] |
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