Over four millennia ago, in the final days of the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia, a drought swept over the region, afflicting lands as far away as Greece and what’s now Pakistan. Probably driven by ...

A potential therapy for rare disease Fragile X syndrome – one of the leading genetic causes of autism – is on its way to testing in clinical trials thanks to UK government funding for developer ...

Fragile X syndrome, also called Martin-Bell syndrome, is an inherited genetic disorder that can cause intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as social and behavioral problems. Fragile X ...

GPs are being urged to test patients for a genetic condition that can cause learning disabilities and increase the risk of early menopause. Fragile X Society, the charity leading this call to action, ...

On a July morning in Palo Alto, neuroscientist fellows lead my daughter and me to a windowless room with corporate carpet and tabletop computer monitors. The fellows fit us with near infra-red ...