News tagged with down s syndrome
Researchers find critical link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have discovered that the genetic mechanism which destroys brain cells is responsible for early development of Alzheimer's Disease ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Researchers uncover secret of pregnancy problems in older women
Scientists are a step closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs, increasing the risk of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects such as Down's Syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Study finds Alzheimer's disease link in eyes of children with Down syndrome
A team of researchers has discovered that the protein that forms plaques in the brain in Alzheimer's disease also accumulates in the eyes of people with Down syndrome. The new findings in Down syndrome show that the toxic ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2010 |
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New key factor identified in the development of Alzheimer's disease
Inheritance of an extra copy of the gene- β -amyloid precursor protein, APP, in individuals with Down syndrome leads to the inevitable development of early onset Alzheimer's disease, known to be linked to the deposition ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Potential pathway for drug intervention
A newly identified molecular pathway that directs stem cells to produce glial cells yields insights into the neurobiology of Down's syndrome and a number of central nervous system disorders characterized by ...
Mar 13, 2009 |
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