And though drugs that have some effect on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia’s most common manifestation, have recently been ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down ...

The ICOD (Improving Condition in Down syndrome) project, a pioneering study in addressing the cognitive difficulties associated with Down syndrome, has demonstrated the safety of treatment with ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by ...

A century after Down syndrome was first described ... the results suggest that mouse models will be useful in developing treatments for the many DS patients around the world.

People with Down's syndrome often face an earlier and more pronounced cognitive decline than the general population. Treatments for Down syndrome-associated dementia (DSAD) may include medications ...

Elly Kitaly takes her son Chadron swimming in place of the physiotherapy he needs for his Down's syndrome When Elly Kitaly gave birth to her son she found out he had Down's syndrome. She realised ...

HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects. Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a new prenatal ...

The gene DYRK1A could be a potential therapeutic target to treat ‘glue ear’ in people with Down syndrome, according to a new study.