Sentences with phrase «rett model mice»

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«The successful restoration of normal function demonstrated in the mouse models suggests that if we can develop therapies to address the loss of Mecp2,» Baylor's Zoghbi says, «we may be able to reverse neurological damage in children and adults with Rett, autism and related neuropsychiatric disorders.»

Testing of the drug in mouse models of Rett is now underway.

Now, in an article published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, a team from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Stanford University School of Medicine describe the use of a BDNF loop domain mimetic to improve motor function and object location memory in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.

Zoghbi has also investigated the cell type - specific requirements for MECP2, and recently discovered that restoring MECP2 levels in certain neuronal subsets can rescue Rett phenotypes in mouse models.

Forniceal DBS was found to improve learning and memory in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.