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February 3, 2015
Today the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) announced research investments of $5.8 million awarded in 2014. RSRT’s sole and urgent goal is to ...
January 28, 2014
Continuing to expand the depth and breadth of high-impact research, the Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) awarded a record $7.2 million to new ...
August 20, 2013
The concept behind gene therapy is simple: deliver a healthy gene to compensate for one that is mutated. New research published today in the ...
July 28, 2013
Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs found in millions of medicine cabinets, may help treat Rett Syndrome, according to a study ...
June 25, 2013
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) is pleased to announce that Tim Freeman, who has nearly 20 years of experience in fundraising, public ...
June 19, 2013
Rett Syndrome, a woman’s disease most women have never heard of, will be the focus of a documentary film screening and panel discussion. The ...
June 16, 2013
Discovery of a mutant gene responsible for a disease is a milestone, but for most conditions, it may be only a first step towards a treatment or ...
April 9, 2013
Trumbull, CT/Manchester, UK — The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) has appointed Rachael Bloom to its Board of Trustees. She is a founder ...
February 13, 2013
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) affirmed its mission to drive innovative science by awarding $4.2 million in 2012. This amount represents ...
October 26, 2012
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) is very pleased to name David Scheer and James Trainor to our Professional Advisory Council, effective ...
March 18, 2012
A paper published online today in Nature describes the results of using a bone marrow transplant (BMT) to replace faulty immune system cells in ...
November 1, 2011
Horizon Media, A2A Media, Garage Media Join Forces To Create Pro Bono PSA The Rett Syndrome Research Trust is pleased to announce a campaign to ...
September 7, 2011
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) announced today the creation of the MECP2 Consortium, a dynamic collaboration between the laboratories of ...
June 29, 2011
A paper published online today in Nature reveals that glia play a key role in preventing the progression of the most prominent Rett Syndrome ...
June 2, 2011
A paper published online today in Science provides evidence that the Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 (MeCP2) is required throughout life to maintain ...
April 27, 2011
The Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT), the premier organization exclusively devoted to global research on Rett Syndrome and related MECP2 ...