Japanese researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to remove the extra chromosome 21 from cells in a lab. It’s a real breakthrough — but ...

Posts about Japanese scientists removing the extra chromosome behind Down syndrome are spreading again.

Much of what we know about what causes Alzheimer’s disease – a type of dementia – can be credited to individuals with Down ...

Deaf children can now hear thanks to a new treatment that repairs a defective gene. Researchers associated with the biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals unveiled the successful gene therapy last ...

A new systematic review and case series finds that electroconvulsive therapy significantly reduces catatonic symptoms in ...

The ICOD (Improving Condition in Down syndrome) project, a pioneering study in addressing the cognitive difficulties associated with Down syndrome, has demonstrated the safety of treatment with the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - In a new lead on Alzheimer's research, Johnson & Johnson is bankrolling a three-year pilot study of people with Down syndrome to identify the early changes that herald dementia, ...

Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in Down syndrome, according to new research my colleagues and I published in ...

Every child is a gift from God, created in His image and likeness, bringing hope, love, and a future filled with promise to our Nation and the ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...