Cure Research for Down Syndrome

Cure Research list for Down Syndrome:

The list of research areas and treatments under analysis mentioned in various sources for Down Syndrome includes:

• Amino acid supplements
• Piracetam

Medical Research Breakthroughs and Down Syndrome

Hope for Down syndrome: Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine were able to improve the cognition skills of mice suffering from Down’s syndrome using a new dosing schedule of an old drug- PTZ. The mice were given 17 daily doses of the therapy following which they were able to recognize objects and navigate mazes with the same dexterity as healthy mice. However researchers still claim that considerable amount of work is still to be done as high doses of the drug concentration in humans is known to cause seizures. But the research does provide hope for patients suffering from Down’s syndrome. Experts believe that Down syndrome occurs due to the excess presence of the neuro transmitter called gamma amino butyric acid ( GABA) and the drug PTZ is said to block GABA.

Cure Research discussion for Down Syndrome:

Pursuing another avenue, researchers at NIA are looking at Down's syndrome because it shares some traits with AD. Down's syndrome is caused by a birth defect in which the person has three, rather than the normal two, copies of chromosome 21. Down's syndrome is associated with mental retardation and the development of AD pathology. Because the gene for APP has been mapped to chromosome 21, some researchers believe that Down's syndrome is related to the "overexpression" of APP. (Source: excerpt from NIA's Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease, 1998: NIA)

Medical research for Down Syndrome: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to medical research for Down Syndrome:

• Down Syndrome symptoms treatable with Alzheimer drug
• Sensitive tests detect Down’s Syndrome earlier in utero
• More news »

Down Syndrome Treatment: Book Excerpts

• Treatment - Trisomy 13 syndrome
• Treatment - Down syndrome
• Treatment - Trisomy 18 syndrome
• Treatment - Down syndrome

Clinical Trials for Down Syndrome

Some of the clinical trials for Down Syndrome include:

• Down Syndrome - Comparison of Screening Methods in the 1st and 2nd Trimesters - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vitamin E in Aging Persons With Down Syndrome - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vitamin E,multivitamin
• Efficacy Study of Folinic Acid to Improve Mental Development of Children With Down Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - folinic acid
• Down Syndrome and Continuous Positive Pressure Therapy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Brain Study of Patients With Frontal Lobe Dementia and Parkinsonian Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 18 FDG
• more trials...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Down Syndrome

Medical research papers related to Down Syndrome include:

• Donepezil for dementia in people with Down syndrome
• Rivastigmine for dementia in people with Down syndrome
• Galantamine for dementia in people with Down syndrome
• Memantine for dementia in people with Down syndrome
• Comparison of different strategies in prenatal screening for Down's syndrome: cost effectiveness analysis of computer simulation.
• No-invasive prenatal diagnostic test for Down's Syndrome
• Effects of intensity of treadmill training on developmental outcomes and stepping in infants with Down syndrome: a randomized trial
• Down's syndrome screening
• Supplementation with antioxidants and folinic acid for children with Down's syndrome: randomised controlled trial.
• Impact of a new national screening policy for Down's syndrome in Denmark: population based cohort study.
• The dementia screening questionnaire for individuals with intellectual disabilities has high sensitivity and specificity in adults with Down's syndrome
• Mutations of JAK2 in acute lymphoblastic leukaemias associated with Down's syndrome.
• Obstetrical complications associated with abnormal maternal serum markers analytes
• First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndrome
• First- and Second-Trimester Evaluation of Risk for Down Syndrome.
• Meta-analysis of first trimester Down syndrome screening studies: free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin significantly outperforms intact human chorionic gonadotropin in a multimarker protocol.
• Down syndrome
• Down syndrome: a novel risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis a prospective birth-cohort study.
• Downs syndrome
• Down's syndrome
• Down's Syndrome
• Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy
• Coronary Heart Disease and People with Learning Disabilities
• Sequential Testing Best Detects Down Syndrome
• Cross-trimester marker ratios in prenatal screening for Down syndrome
• Screening strategies for antenatal Down syndrome screening
• Screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic children with Down syndrome: cost-effectiveness of preventing lymphoma
• Basic medical surveillance for people with Down's Syndrome : ophthalmic problems
• Informed choice in antenatal Down syndrome screening: a cluster-randomised trial of combined versus separate visit testing.
• Dispensing bifocal spectacles to children (and adults) with Down's Syndrome : guidelines for eyecare practitioners

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