Living with Down Syndrome can present unique challenges, both for individuals with the condition and their families. For ...

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A recent study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) has uncovered a crucial link that may explain why individuals with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease earlier and ...

Many scientists view Down’s syndrome as a genetic form of Alzheimer’s because the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene lies on chromosome 21. The extra dose of APP in DS causes amyloid to amass in the ...

An extra copy of chromosome 21 causes the genetic disorder known as Down syndrome (DS). Physical and mental difficulties result from this additional chromosome's impact on the body and brain's ...

Objective: The diagnostic value of the addition of alarm symptoms in distinguishing functional from organic gastrointestinal disease remains uncertain. We aimed to establish the value of alarm ...

If you’re a fan of free ice cream - and let’s be honest, who isn’t? - then the Down Syndrome Kerry shop in Tralee was the place to be on Saturday afternoon.

The moment remains frozen in photographer Larry Hersberger’s mind, as if the camera he uses to make a living had captured a stark, black-and-white image of the small, drab room ...

Gene therapy is a promising therapeutic approach to treat primary immunodeficiencies. Indeed, the clinical trial for the Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) that is currently ongoing at the Hannover ...

Other features described in Sneddon's syndrome 3,4,6-8 were also found in these three patients and contributed to the diagnosis; these included hypertension, renal and cardiac disorders, Raynaud's ...

Prognosis Although the median survival time for Trisomy 13 is between 2.5 and 8.5 days, [36, 37] recent population-based studies have reported long-term survival rates of approximately 10% of ...