First drug to demonstrate therapeutic effect in a type of autism

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 23:22 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have identified a drug that improves communication between nerve cells in a mouse model of Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS). Behavioral symptoms of PMS fall under the autism spectrum disorder category.

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