When clinicians have to decide whether to recommend invasive ventilation for adolescents with Rett syndrome, parental and familial support are the biggest factors in their decision, a recent study reports. Many teenagers with Rett syndrome have difficulty breathing, and clinicians for some may recommend invasive ventilation via a tracheostomy…
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CNM-AU8, an experimental gold nanocrystal therapy from Clene Nanomedicine, was seen to significantly improve mitochondrial function and nerve cell health in a cell model of Rett syndrome. Preclinical findings were detailed at the International Rett Syndrome Foundation 2024 Annual Meeting in Westminster, Colorado, in the…
TSHA-102, an experimental gene therapy for Rett syndrome, appears to be well tolerated and may be of benefit in multiple areas, from gains in motor function and social skills to fewer seizures, regardless of the severity of a patient’s mutation, its developer, Taysha Gene Therapies, reported. These are…
Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) has launched an initiative to advance three genetic medicines for Rett syndrome to clinical trials by 2028. Called Roadmap to Cures, it seeks to raise $40 million over the next four years to help select and develop the therapies and is based…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Neurogene‘s NGN-401, an experimental gene therapy for Rett Syndrome, for its Support for Clinical Trials Advancing Rare Disease Therapeutics (START) pilot program. As part of START, which the FDA launched in September 2023, Neurogene will have enhanced communications with…
MeCP2, the protein impaired in most cases of Rett syndrome, controls the production of alpha-synuclein, a protein implicated in Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. Alpha-synuclein production was highest when the MeCP2 protein carried mutations from Rett patients with symptoms similar to those of Parkinson’s, data showed. “MeCP2 is…
The first episode of “Magnolia’s Guide to Adventuring,” a documentary series that follows people with Rett syndrome and their families as they head out on adventures across the U.S. to raise awareness and inspire others living with the disease, has been released. Overseen by award-winning producer AJ Tesler…
NGN-401, Neurogene’s gene therapy candidate for Rett syndrome, was well tolerated in the first three patients dosed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. The Phase 1/2 trial (NCT05898620) is enrolling girls with Rett, ages 4-10, at three sites in the U.S. The company also plans to establish…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation to TSHA-102, an experimental gene therapy for Rett syndrome. RMAT is given to regenerative medicines — cell therapies, therapeutic tissues, human cell and tissue products, or any combination using such therapies or products…
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) has partnered with Vivalink to use its Multi-Vital ECG wearable patch to monitor heart rate in people with Rett syndrome participating in the observational VIBRANT study. VIBRANT (NCT06338267) is set to enroll about 30 Rett patients at sites…
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