Down Syndrome
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Archeology
The first case of Down syndrome in human history
The 1,500-year-old skeleton discovered in France has signs of Down syndrome and is believed to be the earliest case of history.
Animal world
Tears the animals with Down syndrome
Having Down syndrome, these animals are physically and intellectually disabled, unable to keep up with their fellow humans and often die early.
Medicine - Health
Detection of Down syndrome when the fetus is only 11 to nearly 14 weeks old
Down syndrome - a form of mental retardation that causes patients to become ignorant and almost incapable of learning - is the most common genetic disorder among babies.
Medicine - Health
The first infected person became a teacher in Argentina
Noelia Garella has overcome social prejudice and disease to fulfill her dream, becoming the first person with down syndrome in Argentina as a teacher.
Medicine - Health
Mother's blood revealed the secret of the fetus
Concerning about dangerous amniocentesis may be a potential risk of miscarriage, a Hong Kong professor has developed a blood test for diagnosing prenatal genetic syndrom…
Medicine - Health
Learn Down syndrome and the truth you should know
Many studies show that, although developing more slowly, people with Down syndrome can still develop as normal people.
Medicine - Health
Down syndrome increases the risk of dementia
US and Argentinian scientists say people with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing other diseases, such as dementia, according to UPI news agency.
Medicine - Health
New measures to diagnose Down syndrome in the fetus
According to a reporter in Tokyo, the Center for Growth Health Research and four major universities in Japan from September will apply a new, more prenatal prenatal diag…
Medicine - Health
Check 3,500 genetic errors of children before birth
With current methods, doctors can only detect a number of gene defects on a large scale including Down syndrome, cystic disease and muscular dystrophy. These genetic err…
Medicine - Health
New method to detect fetal Down syndrome through maternal blood
Researchers from the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics have announced that they have successfully conducted a blood test for early diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Medicine - Health
Blood test for early detection of Down syndrome
Recently, scientists have announced a new way to help parents who are early to see if their baby has Down syndrome.
Medicine - Health
New hope in overcoming Down syndrome
Down syndrome can be treated right away when the baby is still in the womb.
Medicine - Health
Find medicines to treat Down syndrome
Stanford University researchers (USA) said they found a drug that could help people resist mental retardation due to Down's disease.
Medicine - Health
It is possible to detect Down syndrome without amniocentesis
According to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), future trials of Down syndrome will not increase the risk of miscarriage. Many groups of scientists are studying methods…