Down syndrome
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JCTC course gives students with Down syndrome a taste of college life...security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. JCTC course gives students with Down syndrome a taste of college life Like students everywhere, those in Luanne Goldsby's Employment... In this article: Down syndrome and Louisville |
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AP Online | 11 hours ago
SC WWII vet's battle ends in gunshot at VA clinic
...were service-related, instead blaming the stress from dealing with his youngest daughter, Caroline, who had to be institutionalized with Down syndrome. The VA would eventually consider him 60 percent disabled from prostate problems he...
In this article: Suicide, World War II, and Cancer
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The Press and Journal | 1 day ago
Down's syndrome woman's artwork goes on show
...as her art work went on public display in a local art gallery. This was a major achievement for Rhona Joan MacLeod as she has Down's syndrome and a visual impairment. Miss Macleod, 41, was brought up at Ullapool where her family still...
In this article: Down's syndrome, Inverness, Van Gogh, and Jackson Pollock
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
Hope for Down's syndrome children as blood pressure drug shown to improve mental skills
...away from the process of "search and kill" towards doing something positive to help children with Down's syndrome.' my daughter has Down's Syndrome and 7 GCSE passes - including C, D + 2 Es. Yes has lots of problems - would never give...
In this article: Down's syndrome, Norepinephrine, Dementia, US, Osteopathy, ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and Droxidopa
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Medical News Today | 6 days ago
Noninvasive Down Syndrome Tests Enhanced By Ultrasound
Article Date: 23 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the...
In this article: New York, New York, Baylor College of Medicine, Medical advice, Aneuploidy, Papp-a, Inhibin, Gonadotropin, and Genetic disorder
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The Australian | November 19, 2009
Early action claimed to reverse Down syndrome
WASHINGTON: Boosting a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine in sufferers of Down syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children, a study showed yesterday. "If you intervene...
In this article: Norepinephrine, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Mental retardation, Hormone, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Western Australia, and Canberra
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Cognitive Dysfunction Reversed In Mouse Model Of Down's Syndrome
...early changes to neurons, which are "really quite dramatic," and may point the way to novel ways to treat Down's syndrome in adult patients. Down's syndrome is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st...
In this article: Down's syndrome, Norepinephrine, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Trisomy, Medical advice, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Xamoterol, and Meningitis
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New Kerala | November 19, 2009
Mouse study points to Down syndrome treatment
...Nov 19 : A new American study suggests a fresh new approach of slowing down cognitive dysfunction that takes place in Down syndrome. Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome and significantly...
In this article: Dementia, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and Washington
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Reuters | November 18, 2009
Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndrome
Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
In this article: Norepinephrine and United States
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L.A. Times - Booster Shots | November 18, 2009
Is a wonder pill necessarily wonderful for people with Down syndrome?
Scientists are hard at work developing a cure for the genetic disorder Down syndrome. But even if they succeed, nearly 60% of parents whose children have Down syndrome might take a pass. In a survey conducted by researchers from the...
In this article: Norepinephrine, Xamoterol, Droxidopa, Orthostatic hypotension, Dementia, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and Genetic disorder
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 18, 2009
Drug 'could ease symptoms of Down's syndrome'
...begin to show signs similar to dementia around the ages of 50 or 60. "If you intervene early enough, you will be able to help kids with Down syndrome to collect and modulate information," said Dr Ahmad Salehi, who led the study, published...
In this article: Dementia, Fibromyalgia, and Britain
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Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome in 1866. The disorder was identified as a chromosome 21 trisomy by Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. The condition is characterized by a combination of major and minor differences in structure. Often Down syndrome is associated with some impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth as well as facial appearance. Down syndrome in a baby can be identified with amniocentesis during pregnancy or at birth.
Individuals with Down syndrome tend to have a lower than average cognitive ability, often ranging from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. A small number have severe to profound mental disability. The incidence of Down syndrome is estimated at 1 per 800 to 1,000 births, although these statistics are heavily influenced by the age of the mother. Other factors may also play a role.
Many of the common physical features of Down syndrome also appear in people with a standard set of chromosomes. They may include a single transverse palmar crease (a single instead of a double crease across one or both palms, also called the Simian crease), an almond shape to the eyes caused by an epicanthic fold of the eyelid, upslanting palpebral fissures (the separation between the upper and lower eyelids), shorter limbs, poor muscle tone, a larger than normal space between the big and second toes, and protruding tongue. Health concerns for individuals with Down syndrome include a higher risk for congenital heart defects, gastroesophageal reflux disease, recurrent ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea, and thyroid dysfunctions.
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