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World Down Syndrome Day: Celebrate, educate, and advocate on March 21
World Down Syndrome Day is right around the corner, and I invite you to join us in celebrating on March 21! This special day ...
Researchers develop method to identify dormant cells that carry HIV
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a method to uncover the hidden immune cells that harbor the human immunodeficiency ...
Gen Z Woman Shares Important Message After Learning Baby Has Down Syndrome
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), about 1 in 700 babies in the U.S. is born with Down syndrome, which equates to about 5,100 births per year. While many cases are ...
Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy
Converting one type of cell to another—for example, a skin cell to a neuron—can be done through a process that requires the ...
Study links blood-brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation with Down syndrome regression disorder
A new study led by Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, Director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, shows ...
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POLG diseases: Rare genetic conditions that starve cells of energy and afflicted the late Prince of Luxembourg
POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome
What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS ... What is known is that the body's immune system begins to attack the body itself. Normally, the cells of the immune system attack only ...
Woman with Alzheimer’s — but no dementia symptoms — stumps doctors
The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...