Targeting Cognitive Function in Fragile X Syndrome

This project explores how Fragile X affects males and females differently by studying two brain signaling systems, endocannabinoid and cholecystokinin (CCK), to find new treatment targets.

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Protein Synthesis in Interneurons in Fragile X Mice

With a $100,000 grant from FRAXA Research Foundation from 2004-2006, Dr. Oswald Steward and his team at the University of California studied protein synthesis alterations in Fragile X mice in the brains’ interneurons.

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