New hope for girls with Rett Syndrome


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A drug used to help adult Alzheimer’s patients may offer hope to young girls with Rett syndrome.

In a new clinical trial being led by The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, doctors are testing whether ANAVEX®2-73 can help improve some of the devastating features of Rett syndrome including their ability to communicate and neurological development.

The trial is the first of its kind in Australia and if successful, will be... read more.

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