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Treatments for Angelman syndrome face critical window

Drugs designed to treat Angelman syndrome may alleviate symptoms only if given during a ‘critical period’ early in development. That’s the upshot from unpublished results presented yesterday at a conference in Boston.

By Jessica Wright
15 August 2014 | 3 min read

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Gerry Fischbach at a podium.

Remembering Gerry Fischbach, ‘orchestra conductor’ who brought scientists together

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The relationship between structure and function in cortical networks

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By Gaute Einevoll
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