Down Syndrome

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Nov
2008

Study Gives Hope To Developing Down Syndrome Babies

Researchers from the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland believe that unborn babies found to have Down syndrome could soon be treated in the womb with proteins to reduce the severity of the chromosomal abnormality.
Experimental studies in mice pregnant with Down syndrome pups showed that injecting them with nerve-protecting proteins could ease the extent [...]

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30
Oct
2007

Study Finds: Treadmill Training Helps Down Syndrome Children Walk Sooner

A new study involving 30 babies has found that treadmills can help infants with Down syndrome learn how to walk months earlier than traditional therapies.
Parents of babies with Down syndrome were asked to help their children walk on the treadmills for eight minutes a day, five days a week. They [...]

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