News tagged with down syndrome
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Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Study: Mom's blood test can reveal Down syndrome
Scientists in Europe report they were able to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally by giving a simple blood test to pregnant women, an approach that might one day help them avoid the more extensive procedure used now to detect ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 06, 2011 |
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DNA blood test can cut invasive testing for Down's syndrome by 98 percent
Women in high risk pregnancies for Down's syndrome could have a DNA blood test to detect the disorder and avoid invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, finds a large scale study published in ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Chromosome imbalances lead to predictable plant defects
Physical defects in plants can be predicted based on chromosome imbalances, a finding that may shed light on how the addition or deletion of genes and the organization of the genome affects organisms, according ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Down's Syndrome Chromosome Yields More Cancer-Blocking Genes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered cancer-blocking activity for genes carried on chromosome 21 - an extra copy of which is carried by people with Down’s syndrome.
Jun 11, 2010 |
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New theory of Down syndrome cause may lead to new therapies
Conventional wisdom among scientists for years has suggested that because individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome, the disorder most likely results from the presence of too many genes or proteins contained ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Studies demonstrate link among Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome and atherosclerosis
Nearly 20 years ago Huntington Potter kicked up a storm of controversy with the idea that Down syndrome and Alzheimer's were the same disease. Now the evidence is in: He was right.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 16, 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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New Down syndrome treatment suggested by study in mice
At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Why do people with Down syndrome have less cancer?
Most cancers are rare in people with Down syndrome, whose overall cancer mortality is below 10 percent of that in the general population. Since they have an extra copy of chromosome 21, it's been proposed that people with ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 20, 2009 |
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Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box?
(AP) -- Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Down syndrome test breakthrough 'on the horizon'
A less risky non-invasive procedure based on maternal DNA to diagnose Down syndrome could be generally available to pregnant women by 2013, a Cyprus researcher said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Latino siblings of children with developmental disabilities at risk
Latino siblings of children developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism may face their own challenges, including anxiety and lower school performance, according to a new study led by researchers with the Bradley ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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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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Making movies within cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologist Barbara Mellone uses tiny cameras to study what happens when a dividing cell makes a mistake.
Sep 20, 2010 |
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