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		<title>Novartis: Drug may ease Fragile X</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/30/novartis-drug-fragile-x-29468/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical company, disclosed in an interview this week that an experimental drug has brought about substantial improvements in the behaviors of people with Fragile X syndrome in a small clinical trial. The research involved only a few dozen subjects and has not been published or peer reviewed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court: Sperm bank can&#8217;t be sued under products liability law</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/07/sperm-products-liability-29063/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Legal Intelligencer/www.law.com: Ruling in the case of a girl who inherited Fragile X syndrome from sperm purchased through a sperm bank, a federal appeals court has concluded that the sperm bank cannot be sued for selling a defective product. The decision by the 3rd U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals in Donovan V. Idant Laboratories said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana teacher&#8217;s aides face felony abuse charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From ABC News (with video): Two teacher&#8217;s aides are facing felony criminal charges for allegedly abusing Montana middle school students with disabilities last year. Witnesses have accused Julie Parish and Kristina Marie Kallies of abusing 14-year Garret Schilling, who has Fragile X syndrome and limited verbal skills, by holding his head under running water, making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruling: Sperm banks can be sued under product liability laws</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/04/03/product-liability-13689/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Legal Intelligencer/www.law.com: In what is being called the first decision of its kind, a federal judge has ruled that a sperm bank may be sued under product liability laws for failing to detect that a sperm donor had a genetic mutation. U.S. District Judge Thomas N. O&#8217;Neill Jr. ruled that a 13- year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Harper promotes Fragile X awareness, research</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/03/09/rep-gregg-harper-11283/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Hill: Representative Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), whose son has Fragile X syndrome, welcomed advocates for people with the condition to Capitol Hill last week. Their goal: To raise awareness for the condition and pressure Congress for medical research funding. The event was attended by 130 advocates from 35 states. &#8220;We just want to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug research hints at reversal of autism, Fragile X symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/23/drug-research-autism-fragile-3291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NPR: Scientists at MIT are studying Fragile X syndrome, a genetic mutation that can cause intellectual disabilities and autism. They say they may have identified a way to use medication to regulate brain cell connections in people with Fragile X. So far the drugs have only been used in mice, but they are now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fragile X may hold secrets to autism</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/07/03/fragile-x-2587/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Time magazine: An explosion of research into Fragile X syndrome is yielding information that may help scientists understand and treat autism, and possibly some other conditions as well. &#8220;Fragile X is leading the autism field in terms of new treatments,&#8221; says pediatrician Randi Hagerman, medical director of the MIND Institute at the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A stage of hope</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/03/28/a-stage-of-hope-1843/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All but 5 of 41 cast members have developmental disabilities, but each one feels &#8216;Footloose&#8217; An intimate and perceptive piece by Drew Jubera in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about a local theater production starring people with intellectual disabilities. Some quotes to ponder: &#8220;I&#8217;m a bagger by morning, an actor at night.&#8221; Katie Rouille, 27 &#8220;A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic engineering corrects Fragile X in mice</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/12/20/genetic-engineering-corrects-fragile-x-in-mice-1061/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Reuters: Genetic engineering can correct the worst symptoms in mice with Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism, U.S. researchers reported in the journal Neuron. They said it is possible a drug could do the same thing, perhaps providing a treatment for Fragile X syndrome and other causes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen with autism hits a high note</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/11/30/teen-with-autism-entertains-many-923/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Newsday, a feature about musical performer Brittany Maier, who has autism, a vision impairment and a brain impairment. Brittany can play hundreds of songs on the piano, and has two albums out as well as several original songs. Her mother says she is a savant.]]></description>
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