Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new machine learning model that incorporates cardiac activity and body movement may help estimate the severity ...

Feb. 11 -- TUESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may have found a new treatment for Rett syndrome, a rare inherited disease in girls that brings on autism-like symptoms along with heart and ...

Credit: Getty Images. Trofinetide is a novel synthetic analogue of the amino-terminal tripeptide of IGF-1 designed to treat the core symptoms of Rett syndrome. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Rett syndrome is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that almost exclusively affects girls. It is typically diagnosed in babies between six and 18 months of age, when the first symptoms begin to appear.

Credit: Acadia Pharmaceuticals. The approval was supported by data from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 LAVENDER study. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

-- First and only approved therapy for Rett syndrome, a rare, neurodevelopmental disorder, which affects 6,000 to 9,000 patients in the U.S. 1 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, announced on Thursday that his 6-year-old son Henry, diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, had died. In a tweet posted on Aug. 18, Engel ...

New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome could open the door to better treatments for the devastating, life-shortening condition. Scientists investigating the ...

An expert discusses the current treatment landscape of Rett syndrome including the goals of treatment and implications for utilization management strategies with the disease. David Lieberman, MD, PhD: ...

A new article published in the Cell Reports describes how a new drug is able to reduce the symptoms and activate the dormant neurons characteristic of Rett syndrome in preclinical models. The study ...

An expert highlights unmet needs in the treatment of Rett syndrome. Paige Nues: The biggest unmet need for Rett syndrome is that there is no intervention or cure for this disorder. Onset is between 6 ...

Scientists investigating the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome have discovered a series of crucial molecular changes that occur long before symptoms appear. The findings could be ...