Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) Secretary General James Torome has called on the government to fulfill its promise of upgrading special needs teachers, saying a presidential directive issued in September last year has not been facebook.com
New drug use: Trofinetide appears to ameliorate the features of Rett syndrome, but more data are needed. Investigational drug trofinetide, an insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) analogue, helps relieve problems like anxiety and breathing problems in girls and young women with Rett syndrome, according to unpublished results from a placebo-controlled study. Rett syndrome is caused […]
Big boost: A potential new gene therapy for Angelman syndrome results in expression of UBE3A throughout the mouse brain within days of a single injection. Courtesy Matt Judson / UNC Injection of a potential new gene therapy for Angelman syndrome prevents many of the key features of neurological development, according to early tests in mice. […]
See variants: The activity in the visual areas of the brain could reflect the genetics that underlie Phelan-Mcdermid syndrome. Paul Fedrau / Getty Images According to a new study, brain responses to visual stimuli in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with autism, are smaller and weaker than in non-autistic children. The difference […]
