National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced. The new mouse model shows milder cognitive traits compared ...
Mar 14, 2023
0
4
Leukemia (blood cancer) is a group of malignant and aggressive diseases of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Very intensive chemotherapy and in some cases a bone marrow transplant are the only cure. Like all cancers, ...
Mar 10, 2023
0
17
Children with developmental delay may be at risk for higher complication rates following tonsillectomy compared to children without developmental delay, according to research published in International Journal of Pediatric ...
Mar 2, 2023
0
2
Amyloid plaques—protein clumps that are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease—occur at roughly the same level in the brains of people with Down syndrome who have Alzheimer's as they do in people with forms of hereditary, ...
Dec 13, 2022
0
45
Researchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective terminations on birth prevalence and population prevalence of people with Down syndrome in Australia and New Zealand.
Dec 9, 2022
0
8
A major challenge in testing new therapies for people with intellectual disability is finding accurate tools to measure whether the intervention or medication works. A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute ...
Dec 5, 2022
0
6
Children and young adults with Down syndrome are four times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London and King's College London.
Oct 4, 2022
0
13
A new hormone treatment improved the cognitive function of six men with Down Syndrome by 10-30 percent, scientists said Thursday, adding the "promising" results may raise hopes of improving patients' quality of life.
Sep 4, 2022
1
23
Children with Down syndrome (DS) are 20 times more likely to develop leukemia. Not only are they more likely to develop the disease, they have higher rates of relapse, are more likely to experience negative side effects from ...
Aug 30, 2022
0
18
Children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don't like brittle or gooey foods. But those preferences can lead to a less nutritious diet, according to Washington State University research published ...
Aug 29, 2022
0
33
