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Neurons (green) fire differently depending on whether the astrocytes (red) they are grown with are cultivated from people with or without fragile X.
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 

Fragile X Syndrome, neuroscience

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Remembering Those We Lost in 2022
Lisa Winter | Dec 26, 2022 | 5 min read
A look at some noteworthy scientists who died this year, leaving behind a legacy of research excellence.
Image of the Day: Fragile X
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Nov 7, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers uncover the central role of a protein linked to Fragile X Syndrome in mice, one of the leading causes of autism and intellectual disability.
Image of the Day: Everybody Needs a Friend
The Scientist | Aug 10, 2017 | 1 min read
The protein encoded by the gene that causes Fragile X in humans partners with another protein, dNab2, to alter gene expression in fruit fly neurons.
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