People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21. Understanding the effects of those triplicated genes could help improve the health of those with Down syndrome and other medical conditions.
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There are many benefits to being bilingual.
World Down Syndrome Day is marked on March 21 annually. Canadian scientists have helped improve the quality of life of those affected.
People with Down syndrome are at much higher risk of dementia than the general population. Knowing when cognitive changes start is critical for developing new drugs.
Academics from different disciplines come Head to Head in this series to tackle topical debates.
The debate about the pros and cons of genetically screening embryos is deeply entrenched. Perhaps we should let couples decide.
And why the contribution of people with learning disabilities to the arts must be celebrated.
Family is not a clearly defined structure in the story: It isn’t biological or reflective of some ‘norm.’ It is instead a choice to stick together, come what may.
Cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and fragile X syndrome are serious diseases, and most couples carrying the genetic mutations for these don’t know it. Should they all be tested?
There are several problems with the recently released guidelines for diagnosing autism. But the fundamental issue is that we’re striving for diagnosis first, and help later.
Most of us will be carriers of recessive genes that cause disease. If our partner carries the same gene we could pass it on to our kids. Testing exists, but what are the pros and cons?
How a lack of sleep impacts a child’s ability to learn.
We still don’t know what’s behind four out of every five birth defects. But that can change.
Characters with Down syndrome are extremely rare in novels and rarer still are stories written from their point of view. But people with disabilities have an equal right to belong in narrative fiction.
There is a double standard in public attitudes towards people with a learning disability.
The details of a surrogacy case involving an Australian couple commissioning a pregnancy in Thailand have created outrage in all sorts of quarters. But the father’s admission that he would have asked the…
Alzheimer’s disease is typically a disease of later life, and age is the biggest known risk factor for the condition. But babies with Down syndrome, who always develop brains like those with Alzheimer’s…
“Fuck you, Wing, your sister has Down syndrome!” These words were once hurled at NSW rugby league star Craig Wing while he was playing for the Sydney Roosters against the Canterbury Bulldogs at the Sydney…
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Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Phd Student in Population Genetics, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, UCL
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Sessional Tutor in Creative Writing, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Lecturer, Regent's University London
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Developmental Biologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Lecturer in Reproductive and Molecular Genetics, UCL
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer in Paediatric Neurology, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Professor of Genetics, University of Kent
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Professor of Disability Studies , University of Bristol
