Fragile X Society, the charity leading this call to action, is concerned about the lack of awareness around Fragile X ...

Fragile X, you may not have heard of it, but it is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. Just last week, the House of Representatives passed the Children's Health Act of 2000 ...

DENVER – One in 8,000 men in the U.S. has Fragile X syndrome. The ratio for women: one in 4,000. Fragile X isn't widely known, but it is the most common inherited form of intellectual ...

For 22 years, Jason Mazzola's life was defined by Fragile X, a genetic condition that often causes autism and intellectual disability. Jason, who is 24 now, needed constant supervision.

An experimental drug intended for Alzheimer's patients seems to improve both language and learning in adults with Fragile X syndrome. That is enough to change the lives of many people with Fragile ...

Researchers have reversed almost all symptoms of fragile-X syndrome in a mouse model for the disease. In humans, fragile X is the most common form of heritable mental retardation and one of the ...

There are currently no approved cures for Fragile X syndrome — the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability. At the moment, the treatments are designed to manage symptoms ...