MIT neuroscientists have made a breakthrough in treating fragile X syndrome by leveraging a novel neurotransmitter signaling ...

MIT researchers discovered a way to treat Fragile X syndrome by targeting NMDA receptors, restoring synaptic balance and ...

Medics eventually diagnosed him with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis - a type ... “Ben didn’t suffer from anxiety or seizures but then on September 11, he woke up in the middle of the night ...

NMDA receptors, members of the excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptor family, are essential to these processes. They regulate the strength of synaptic connections, playing a critical role in ...

when postsynaptic receptors such as NMDA and AMPA are overactivated, allowing high levels of calcium influx that trigger a number of biochemical cascades and ultimately cell death. Excitotoxicity ...