Led by Ryotaro Hashizume at Mie University, the research team demonstrated that CRISPR can be used to remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 - the fundamental cause of Down syndrome ...

Scientists in Japan have made a breakthrough using CRISPR technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down ...

Oxidative stress, linked to Down syndrome (DS), is exacerbated by the presence of numerous genes related to redox homeostasis ...

Japanese scientists may have rewritten the future of Down syndrome research by using gene editing to remove the extra ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of ...

In Canada, "the average lifespan of someone with Down syndrome is about 60 years old," said Dr. Brian Skotko, senior author ...

CRISPR gene editing shows potential for treating genetic diseases. Explore how it may impact Down syndrome treatment and future healthcare ethics.

A recent study estimates there were 22,367 people with the developmental disability in Canada as of 2020 — with 30 per cent of them age 40 and older.

Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an ...

A mom from the North of England, U.K., received a shocking diagnosis after giving birth prematurely. Lauren Thomson ...

In Morocco’s educational system – already ranked among the lowest globally – thousands of children with Trisomy 21 exist in ...