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People Suffering From Severe Kidney Disease and Down Syndrome: Hospitalization or Death From COVID Become More Likely After Two Vaccines

Unfortunately, there are so many dangerous health conditions out there that have the potential to kill us. COVID is not the only disease that qualifies. A new study brings bad news for those who suffer from other health conditions such…

September 18, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Spanish Researchers Found a New Way To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Patients with Down Syndrome

Researchers at the Hospital of Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain, have shown that a new biomarker, detected by a simple blood test, makes it possible to make an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down Syndrome. The research,…

August 30, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Alzheimer’s Disease Is More Prevalent In People With Down Syndrome Due To Chromosome 21 Extra Genes

Researchers are coming a little closer to grasping which genes are the culprit for the premature occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome, according to new research conducted by Francis Crick Institute and UCL scientists in London, UK,…

June 29, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

A Baby Girl With Down Syndrome Beat Cancer Twice Before Celebrating Her 2 Years Anniversary

A baby girl from Ohio, the USA, Grace, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and a form of Leukemia common in kids suffering from this disease. Now, the baby girl of only 16-month-old has proven to be a fighter as she…

April 13, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

The Down Syndrome Debate – Is Terminating Pregnancies Acceptable?

There are screening tests available for seeing if the pregnancy is going to be alright or not, and these tests have raised across Europe and the US. With the rise in using prenatal screening tests, the number of babies born…

August 17, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0