Three specific genes on chromosome 21 drive widespread brain changes in Down syndrome, uncovering a new framework for ...

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, working with collaborators at Imperial College London and partners in Europe and the United States, have uncovered new insights into how an additional copy of ...

Scientists silenced the extra copy of a chromosome that causes Down syndrome in laboratory stem cells, offering the first evidence that it may be possible to correct the genes responsible for the ...

World Down Syndrome Day: Down syndrome appears as a genetic disorder following abnormal cellular division which results in either an entire or partial additional chromosome 21. The body and brain ...

Research on understanding the effect of extra chromosomes for conditions like Down syndrome typically involves examining what genes play a role in the symptoms of these conditions. However, ...

Researchers identified three chromosome 21 genes that are overactive in brain cells of individuals with Down syndrome, and demonstrated partial molecular correction using antisense oligonucleotides.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) — Gigi’s Playhouse is hosting a World Down Syndrome Day celebration on March 21 at Traditions on the ...

Scientists at Heidelberg University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences conducted a comparative analysis to propose cellular pathologies in genetic diseases such as Down Syndrome that ...

Matthew Walker receives funding from UK medical research council, Epilepsy Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre.