Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Can "ordinary" meds have extraordinary effects?

A viewer asks, if Zoloft can help with language in young fragile X kids with lots of anxiety, can it boost language development in kids without as much anxiety?



Also, what's a safe minimum age for these meds? How young is too young?

Friday, May 28, 2010

Clinical Trials: How do they work?

A number of clinical trials are under way for fragile X! Here's the scoop on the system we have in the US and many other countries for developing new drugs.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Videoblogging fragile X: sympatholytics

Here's the scoop on meds like beta blockers (propranolol, et al) and alpha agonists (clonidine, guanfacine) in young kids with fragile X.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Videoblogging fragile X: treatment cocktails

Here's a response to one of the most common questions I get:

Monday, March 29, 2010

Blog for FRAXA

People are always asking me how they can help FRAXA. Obviously, we'd all like to be able to raise tons of money for research, but if you're like me, you probably don't have a lot of extra cash, and you probably don't know anyone who does. But just about anyone with a little free time can blog, and you can use a free blog to help FRAXA. We'd like to set up a network of bloggers around the world to raise awareness of fragile X, and raise money for FRAXA---just email me ( fraxares@verizon.net ) and we can go over the details. It's fun, and if enough of us join together, it really can make a difference!