Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) have uncovered ...

The first strides have been made in trying to better understand Down syndrome, along with the hopes of finding ways to help those born with it. Down syndrome, also referred to as trisomy 21, is caused ...

Characterized by an array of physical and intellectual symptoms, Down syndrome affects one in 700 babies today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And though ...

Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. About 15% of Downs cases are due to the presence of an ...

* Japanese scientists used CRISPR to remove the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome in lab-grown cells * Corrected cells grew faster, had fewer stress markers, and showed //improved biological ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of Mie ...