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Researchers identify drugs that reverse cause of autism 		   
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A new method of screening fruit flies has helped researchers identify several drugs and small molecules that reverse the features of fragile X (FX) syndrome - a leading cause of autism.

"Our discovery of glutamate toxicity in the Drosophila (fruit flies) model of FX syndrome allowed us to develop this new screen for potential drug targets," said lead researcher Stephen Warren of Emory University, Atlanta.

Findings of the study have been published in the online edition of the journal Nature Chemical Biology.
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03/12/2008by: shannonj
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