MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'down's syndrome'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851966&cid=t_301041_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FZUeNu28vVNU%2F The normal human karyotype has two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent, so that we have 46 chromosomes (22 pairs, including either an XX if you’re a female, or XY if male). But sometimes during cell division of the zygote (early in fertilization), the chromosomes don’t divide properly into their respective cells and the developing fetus carries an abnormal number of chromosomes in all cells of the body (termed aneuploidy). Usually the fetus does not survive into full term, but in some cases when the baby does, a rare chromosome disorder happens. Trisomy happens when there are three copies of a chromosome, instead of the normal two copies. Take for example Down Syndrome, which is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, resulting in 47 chromosomes.  Every pe... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851966 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:59:26 +0100 2851966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005660&cid=t_301041_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fcrippen-diaries-2008-december-1.html What do you want to do when you grow up...December 2008 (1)As Jenny walked into the consulting room it was clear that she was distraught. She was in tears before she started talking. She is about seventeen weeks into her second pregnancy. She already has a two-year old daughter. Jenny is forty-two. She married late in life, at thirty-eight. Until then, although she was a full-time primary school teacher, she was also an as near as dammit full-time carer for her elderly mother. Then mother died unexpectedly and, within a year, rather to her surprise, Jenny was married to a fellow teacher, who is now fifty. Yesterday, she had the result of the amniocentesis. She is carrying a Down’s Syndrome baby.Jenny is going to have an abortion. You can call it a “termination” or a TOP if that makes... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005660 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:28:00 +0100 2005660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892049&cid=t_301041_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FXmewqKxjFIs%2F I was interviewed by Claudia Kalb in a web exclusive for Newsweek: Spotlight on Autism: The mother of an autistic son reacts to John McCain’s recent pledge to help families like hers. Was it just rhetoric? More about McCain’s comments about autism in the debate last week here. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, barack obama, disabilities blog, disability, down's syndrome, employment, Family, family blog, Health, jobs, john mccain, Parenting sarah palin, pdd-nos, WorkShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892049 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:31:56 +0100 1892049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883392&cid=t_301041_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FF2EHRdCSaHk%2F Palin has experience with special needs kids, says an October 16th Associated Press article which I discussed some in the previous post. Says the Associated Press: Sarah Palin is frequently seen at campaign stops cradling her infant son Trig, who has Down syndrome. Her decision to give birth to Trig even after learning her fifth child would have the condition has burnished her anti-abortion views with conservatives. So viewers of Wednesday night’s presidential debate might have been somewhat taken aback when John McCain said his running mate understands “what it’s like to have an autistic child.” Palin, it’s noted “does have a 13-year-old nephew with autism”: Karcher is the son of her sister and brother-in-law, Heather and Kurt Bruce and the family... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883392 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:14:32 +0100 1883392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856096&cid=t_301041_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F5lxUIOcHXDU%2F There was one compelling reason why I opted out of genetic testing with my last pregnancy. The risk of miscarriage due to amniocentesis was the same as the risk of having a baby with Down Syndrome. Amniocentesis is considered the gold standard, but it’s an invasive procedure with a 1/100 risk for miscarriage, the same risk for Downs. I quickly realized I would rather give birth to a baby with Downs than be responsible for a miscarriage. Fortunately, now there is a new, totally non-invasive procedure for genetic testing of Down Syndrome. It only requires the maternal blood sample (basic blood draw) to spot chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. Scientists from Stanford University utilized fetal DNA fragments in the mother’s blood and read the fragments using DNA sequencing. Wom... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856096 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:08:23 +0100 1856096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779230&cid=t_301041_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautism.gbrettmiller.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fscorn-not%2F It’s been a busy week or so, and I am still pulling together a review of The Speed of Dark, but I jotted a note to myself to blog this last weekend following the Republican National Convention and all the furor surrounding Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her newborn son with Down’s Syndrome. Over the weekend, and with the news about Gov. Palin still fresh and in rotation, my iPod mix shuffled itself to Sinead O’Connor’s version of Phil Coulter’s  “Scorn Not His Simplicity”, written about his young son with Down’s Syndrome. = = == === ===== See the child With the golden hair Yet eyes that show the emptiness inside Do we know Can we understand just how he feels Or have we really tried See him now As he stands alone And watches children play a... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779230 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:37:07 +0100 1779230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207473&cid=t_301041_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F229685612%2Fpossible-cure-for-downs-syndrome.html Our blogger, Sue Trinidad, had posted about changes in testing for Down's syndrome before, but another interesting medical news item appeared today about a potential way to treat the cognitive... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207473 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:39:13 +0100 1207473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132178&cid=t_301041_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F212104559%2F    Male Down’s Syndrome with trisome at chromosome 21 People with Down’s Syndrome are less likey to get solid tumor cancers, research from Johns Hopkins University has revealed. Up to 95% of Down’s syndrome cases are caused by “trisomy 21″, in which the baby has three, rather than two, copies of chromosome 21, and the hundreds of genes it contains. Advances in medical management of Down’s Syndrome patients has increased life expectancy from around 30 years of age to over 60 years of age.  This increase led to some studies finding that adults with Down’s syndrome appear to have less chance of developing certain cancers which involved “solid” tumors. On mouse studies, the Johns Hopkins team pinpointed a single gene, Ets2, and found t... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132178 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:13:30 +0100 1132178