In June 2020, cannabidiol reached a well-known hurdle in Fragile X research: like many previous drug candidates, it missed its primary goal in clinical trials. Among 109 young people with Fragile X syndrome who took the drug and 101 who took a placebo, the researchers saw no significant difference in social avoidance ratings. However, a […]
Friend Zone: Mice with autism-related mutations overcome their disinterest in other mice after receiving MDMA or an experimental serotonin agonist. Stuart Wilson / Science Source Two unapproved drugs that increase the neurotransmitter serotonin significantly increase sociability in six autism mouse models, according to a new study. The findings build on decades of work suggesting that […]
