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Child with Down's syndrome finds success in modelling
The parents of a seven-year-old boy who has Down's syndrome say his modelling success shows how children with the condition ...
Biologic therapy significantly improves pregnancy outcomes in women with antiphospholipid syndrome
A clinical trial co-led by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has found that blocking inflammation with the drug ...
Medical Xpress14d
Down Syndrome
The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by researchers at UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and MRC Harwell Institute.
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National Down Syndrome Society Announces New Board Member
New York, NY, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is pleased to welcome John McGuire to its Board of Directors. John is a Partner and the Global Head of ...
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Pregnancy drug dubbed 'the hidden thalidomide' feared to have caused cancers as scores of women come forward with 'effects that have been passed down generations'
A common pregnancy drug prescribed to hundreds of thousands of expectant and new mothers has been dubbed a hidden thalidomide. More than 100 women fear their health has been impacted due to ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail15d
Kandi Pickard: The hidden threat to Down syndrome treatment (Opinion)
When my son was born with Down syndrome, I learned quickly that the smallest details of medical care can have an extensive effect on the quality of life. Clinicians who understood Down syndrome ...
Nature16d
Molecular Mapping of Twenty-Four Features of Down Syndrome on Chromosome 21
Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...
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CEO with Down syndrome runs Maryland coffee shop. He’s creating opportunities for all
Joana Tsinonis didn’t know what to expect when she learned her son had down syndrome. It ended up being one of the greatest gifts of her life. “I thought my world would be very different in a ...
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I Was Caring For A Patient With Down Syndrome. A Fellow Doctor’s 8-Word Remark Left Me Stunned.
Two teaspoons of blood drawn after the 10th week of pregnancy, known as “noninvasive prenatal testing,” identifies more than 99% of fetuses with Down syndrome. But this test wasn’t available back then ...
Yahoo16d
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Admits Sex Life with BF Ken Urker ‘Slowed Down’ During Her Pregnancy
Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared some personal information about her relationship with boyfriend Ken Urker, admitting that their sex life “slowed down” when she learned she was pregnant.
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I Was Caring For A Patient With Down Syndrome. A Fellow Doctor’s 8-Word Remark Left Me Stunned.
Two teaspoons of blood drawn after the 10th week of pregnancy, known as “noninvasive prenatal testing,” identifies more than 99% of fetuses with Down syndrome. But this test wasn’t available ...
The New Zealand Herald17d
Six-year-old with Down syndrome faces deportation - parents claim discrimination
The 6-year-old child of a South African couple living in Waikato is being threatened with deportation because he has Down syndrome – a move his parents say is “heartbreaking” and ...