/channels/taxonomy/term/5415/all en /channels/news/fragile-x-study-offers-hope-new-autism-treatment-240447 <p>People affected by a common inherited form of autism could be helped by a drug that is being tested as a treatment for cancer, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:47:02 +0000 webfull 106820 at /channels /channels/channels/news/diabetes-drug-may-help-symptoms-autism-associated-condition-268128 <p>Metformin, the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, could potentially be used to treat symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of intellectual disability and a cause of some forms of autism.</p> <p>A new study led by researchers at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, the University of Edinburgh and Université de Montréal has found that metformin improves social, behavioural and morphological defects in Fragile X mice.</p> Mon, 15 May 2017 15:43:27 +0000 webfull 128231 at /channels