GLOBAL Down Syndrome Foundation Blog
Global Thanks Congress, President and the White House for Maintaining Special Olympics Funding
At Global, we were shocked about the suggestions to cut the already scarce funding for students with special needs (12% of our students BTW!) and to completely defund Special Olympics. This past week, we saw our congressional heroes fiercely support maintaining funding, including leadership from both sides of the aisle – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) […]
Posted on April 02, 2019
Down Syndrome Research Could Provide Important Insights Into Cancer Treatments
From Down Syndrome World Issue 4 2018 People with Down syndrome are highly protected from most solid tumor cancers, and yet they are highly predisposed to certain blood cancers. Studying people with Down syndrome may lead to new cancer treatments that could benefit everyone. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, an estimated 1,762,450 new cases […]
Posted on March 08, 2019
A Peanut Butter Falcon Takes Flight
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 ZACHARY “ZACK” GOTTSAGEN, an accomplished stage performer and film actor who happens to have Down syndrome, was working on set for a movie in Los Angeles courtesy of the amazing nonprofit, Zeno Mountain Farm, when he met directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. They were so taken with […]
Posted on December 21, 2018
Pioneering Care for People with Down Syndrome
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 As one of the lead authors of the Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome, George T. Capone, M.D., is continuing his life’s work of improving evidence-based medical care for people with Down syndrome. FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, George T. Capone, M.D., has specialized in providing […]
Posted on November 08, 2018
The Importance of Immune System Dysregulation in People with Down Syndrome
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 How does an extra copy of chromosome 21 drive the developmental and clinical features of Down syndrome? This question has been the subject of many investigations since 1958, when Jérôme Lejeune reported the Presence of trisomy 21 in cells of people with Down syndrome. The answer has remained […]
Posted on November 08, 2018
The Salah Foundation: A Brave Family Making a Huge Difference
From Down Syndrome World Issue 3 2018 The Salah family and the Salah Foundation are giving countless people hope, life-changing support, and a brighter future. For the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, the Salah Foundation is making its dream come true — the opening of a state-of-the-art education center for the differently-abled. THE SALAH FAMILY is […]
Posted on October 23, 2018
A Center For Life-Changing Care
From Down Syndrome World Winter 2017 Since its inception in 2010, The Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children’s Hospital Colorado has championed healthy starts and bright futures by caring for the unique medical needs of young people with down syndrome. WHEN HER DAUGHTER, Sophia, was born with Down syndrome 13 […]
Posted on October 12, 2018
Destiny: A foster child with Down syndrome Finds His Forever Mom
From Down Syndrome World 2018 Issue 2 of 4 When people first meet 15-year-old Brett Logan, they see a charismatic young man full of joy, laughter, and love. What they don’t see at first glance are the many struggles he has overcome to get to where he is. From the time Brett was just an […]
Posted on September 29, 2018