UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: MICE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TO CARRY MUTATIONS THAT MAKE THE KCNMA1 ION CHANNEL MORE ACTIVE (LEFT) ARE HUNCHED AND IMMOBILIZED AFTER A STRESS TEST WHICH TRIGGERS INVOLUNTARY IMMOBILITY; NORMAL MICE (MIDDLE) SHOW TYPICAL MOUSE BEHAVIOR, AND THOSE WITH A MUTATION CAUSING REDUCED KCNMA1 ION CHANNEL ACTIVITY APPEAR RESTLESS. CREDIT:...
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ADHD medicine may treat symptoms of genetic movement disorder in children, University of Maryland School of Medicine study finds
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Using a common attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication appears to help manage the symptoms of a rare and currently difficult to treat genetic movement disorder primarily found in children, according to a new study from a University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researcher Andrea Meredith, PhD, and her...