Science and Research Blog Archive
Historic First Win: House Passes DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act
Groundbreaking Legislation for Transformative NIH Down Syndrome Research is a Legacy for GLOBAL Ambassador DeOndra Dixon, Representatives Rodgers, DeLauro, Cole, DeGette and Other Congressional Champions DENVER – September 18, 2024—The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) is proud to announce that the game-changing DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act (H.R. 7406) passed the U.S. House of Representatives […]
Posted on September 18, 2024
GLOBAL Webinars en Español Septiembre 2024
Estrategias para Ayudar a Niños con Síndrome de Down a Desarrollar Destrezas de Habla y Lenguaje Resumen En este importante webinar, Jamilet Figueroa presentó estratagias para ayudar a niños con síndrome de Down a desarrollar destrezas de habla y lenguaje. Ella describió que con retrasos en habla y lenguaje, niños pueden tener baja autoestema, […]
Posted on September 15, 2024
GLOBAL Webinars en Español Junio 2024
Avances científicos que benefician a las personas con síndrome de Down Resumen En este importante webinar, el Doctor Espinosa presentó nuevos resultados cientificos que demuestran la importancia de la hormona del crecimiento, la oxigenacion pulmonar y la immunidad balanceada en la salud de las personas con síndrome de Down. Estos descubrimientos estan conduciendo a ensayos […]
Posted on June 14, 2024
GLOBAL Webinars en Español Abril 2024
Actualizaciones importantes de las pautas de atención médica para niños con síndrome de Down Resumen En este importante webinar, la Dra. Karla Adney Flores habló sobre: ¿Qué recomendaciones de la guía de 2022 son diferentes a las anteriores? ¿Qué es lo último en atención pediátrica para el síndrome de Down? ¿En dónde pueden acceder a la […]
Posted on April 30, 2024
NIH Award Funds Data Coordinating Center for Down Syndrome Research
The new initiative will fuel collaboration and discovery about the biology of Down syndrome and its co-occurring medical conditions Press Contacts: Amanda Hilll Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome | amanda.a.hill@cuanschutz.edu | C: 303.724.9907 Bobby Moulder Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine | moulderr@email.chop.edu | C: 484.258.8539 Hsiao-Ching Chou Sage Bionetworks | chou@sagebionetworks.org | C: 206.696.3663 DENVER, CO November […]
Posted on November 09, 2020
ON THE SCIENCE FRONTLINES: DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH AT THE CRNIC INSTITUTE IS HELPING FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
From Down Syndrome WorldTM 2020 Issue 2 of 4 AMID A WORLD-WIDE PANDEMIC, THESE SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELP, THANKS TO YEARS OF STUDYING THE EXCEPTIONAL BIOLOGY OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME. This article was published in the award-winning Down Syndrome World™ magazine. Become a member to read all the articles […]
Posted on October 22, 2020
Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces The 1st Evidence-Based Medical Care Guidelines For Adults With Down Syndrome
The Global Guideline is Published in the Print & Online Versions of JAMA, Ensuring Clinicians Across the U.S. Have Access Press Contacts: Anca Call | acall@globaldownsyndrome.org | C: (720) 320-3832 Rejena Carmichael | rcarmichael@globaldownsyndrome.org | C: (240) 603-5494 October 20, 2020 Denver, CO – After four years of coordination, compilation, and rigorous assessment and writing, the Global […]
Posted on October 20, 2020
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