Down syndrome (DS) is the most prevalent genetic cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previous evidence suggests that increased dosage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene plays a crucial role in ...

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Sensory stimulation at the brain's 40Hz gamma frequency improved memory, strengthened neural connections, and promoted the formation of new neurons in mice engineered to model Down syndrome ...

As Americans become more conscious of the importance of welcoming people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those with Down syndrome, the Catholic Church in the United ...

WELL, WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AND HERE IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA, SEVERAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO CELEBRATE AND UPLIFT INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME. JOINING US ...

It's been beautiful to watch." Heart problems are a concern for children with Down syndrome — and young Asher had bypass surgery within the first three months of his life, his family said.

Twenty-two years ago, on St. Patrick’s Day 2002, my wife and I were given the gift of our son, Leo Patrick, who was born with Down syndrome. Actually, to be more accurate, we had been given the ...

In 2016, a mom found this out first-hand when he submitted some photos of her baby boy with Down syndrome to an adjacency ... When Meagan Nash’s son Asher was just 18 months old, she knew ...

Jack Wagner, Regina King, Sinead O'Connor, Nick Cannon, Chris Daughtry and more stars who've said goodbye to their kids.

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Professor Rhonda Faragher AO is Director of the Down Syndrome Research Program in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is also Vice-President of Down Syndrome ...

Remains of a stillborn infant with Down syndrome from the Iron Age ... “The statistical model identifies when an individual has approximately 50 percent too much DNA that comes from one specific ...