Down Syndrome News

Posted June 23, 2011:

• Large Numbers of Birth Defects Seen Near Mountaintop Mining Operations

Posted June 8, 2011:

• Membrane Protein Mystery Solved: May Lead to Better Treatments for People With Learning Deficits

Posted May 30, 2011:

• Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis Can Permit the Birth of Healthy Children to Women Carrying Mitochondrial DNA Disease

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Inability to Cry in Patients With Sjogren's Syndrome Affect Emotional and Mental Well-Being

Posted May 17, 2011:

• Prenatal Use of Newer Antiepileptic Drugs Not Associated With Increased Risk of Major Birth Defects, Study Finds
• Most Common Form of Inherited Intellectual Disability May Be Treatable, Review Suggests

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Childhood Physical Abuse Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Study Suggests

Posted May 12, 2011:

• New Gene That Causes Intellectual Disability Identified
• Genetic Clue to Common Birth Defects Found

Posted May 3, 2011:

• High Risks Associated With Egg Donation to Women With Turner’s Syndrome, Research Reveals

Posted April 29, 2011:

• Second Gene Associated With Specific Congenital Heart Defects Identified

Posted April 18, 2011:

• Minorities Born With Heart Defects at Higher Risk of Dying in Early Childhood Than Whites

Posted April 12, 2011:

• New Clue Found for Fragile X Syndrome-Epilepsy Link

Posted April 10, 2011:

• Drinking During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Premature Birth, Study Finds

Posted April 6, 2011:

• Progesterone Reduces Rate of Early Preterm Birth in at-Risk Women, Study Suggests

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Hotspots of Genetic Rearrangement: Findings in Mice Could Aid Understanding of How Mammals Genetically Adapt

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Early Work Indicates Drug Used to Treat Alcoholism May Help Those With Fragile X and Autism

Posted February 15, 2011:

• Mental Retardation Gene Provides Insights Into Brain Formation

Posted February 5, 2011:

• First IVF Babies Born Using New Chromosome Counting Technique

Posted February 2, 2011:

• Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Memory Loss in Older People

Posted January 12, 2011:

• First Genetic Test for Predicting IVF Success

Posted January 11, 2011:

• DNA Blood Test Can Cut Invasive Testing for Down's Syndrome by 98 Percent, Study Suggests

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Features of the Metabolic Syndrome Common in Persons With Psoriasis

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Researchers Discover Way to Block Neurodegeneration in an Adult Form of Fragile X Syndrome

Posted December 8, 2010:

• New Test Shows Promise for Accurate Early Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Research Supports Newborn Screening and Early Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorder, MPS I
• Most Low Birth Weight Babies Become Productive Adults, Study Finds

Posted November 22, 2010:

• US Death Rate from Congenital Heart Defects Continues to Decline

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Heart Disease in Children Harms Mothers’ Mental Health
• Doubled Risk of Anxiety for 18 Month-Old Children With Congenital Heart Defects

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Spontaneous Mutations Important Cause of Mental Retardation, Research Finds

Posted November 11, 2010:

• Modeling Autism in a Lab Dish: Researchers Create Autistic Neuron Model

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Possible New Drug Targets for the Genetic Disorder Noonan Syndrome

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Genetic Defect Found to Cause Severe Epilepsy and Mental Retardation

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Parents Report a Widely Prescribed Antibiotic Is Effective for Fragile X Treatment

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, but Speed Up Dementia Later

Posted August 29, 2010:

• New Method for Genome Analysis Identifies the Genetic Effect of a Rare Form of Mental Retardation

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Tests to Assess Down Syndrome Created

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Sad Mothers Have Small Babies, Rural Bangladesh Study Finds

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Use of Certain Antiviral Drugs During Pregnancy Not Linked With Higher Risk of Major Birth Defects, Study Suggests

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Discovered Gene Causes Kabuki Syndrome: Researchers Streamline DNA Sequencing Strategies to Find Rare Disease Genes Quickly

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Scientists Identify New Drug Strategy Against Fragile X Syndrome

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Malfunction of a Protein Has Been Linked to Form of Mental Retardation That Affects One in 500 Males

Posted July 29, 2010:

• Researchers Find New Translocation; Weak Spots in DNA Lead to Genetic Disease

Posted July 12, 2010:

• New Epigenetic Player Implicated in Mental Retardation and Facial Birth Defects
• Early Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Healthy 7-9 Year-Olds Identified

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Maternal Diet and Genes Interact to Affect Heart Development

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Chromosomal Abnormality Found for Inherited Clubfoot

Posted June 29, 2010:

• Cheap, Simple, Noninvasive Blood Test May Replace Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Early Pregnancy

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Danish Children at Risk from Psychotropic Medicines, Study Finds

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