Most Kids With Down Syndrome Have Sleep Apnea, But New Implant Can Help
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 -- Four-year-old Theo Scott was born with Down syndrome, and since the age of 1 he ' s also had to wear a CPAP device whenever he sleeps, to help ease his sleep apnea.
He ' s not alone: Eight out of 10 kids with Down syndrome... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined.
“The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote.
Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change
Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. The teachers predicted a six-year wait. The Millers have been waiting…#lillymiller #millers #lilly #wichita #kansas #marvinmiller #kff #ntrequire #laurakelly #legislature (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Indigenous and Western scientists team up to reconstruct the history of North American horses
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Source: ScienceNOW - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
News at a glance: Protecting a queen, cell therapy for solid tumors, and a UV telescope
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U.S. protects iconic marine snail
The queen conch, a large marine snail known for its showy shell and delectable flesh, has been added to the U.S. government’s list of species threatened with extinction. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the species (
Strombus gigas
, pictured), which is native to the Caribbean region and grows up to 35 centimeters long, needs protection because populations are sparse, scattered, and heavily overfished. NOAA’s listing decision, issued on 14 February, has no immediate impact but authorizes the age...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Remains Show Prehistoric Peoples Cared for Those With Down Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Rare gene-driven defects such as Down syndrome have occurred among human beings for many thousands of years, a new analysis of ancient DNA has revealed.Not only did the birth defects exist, but these infants were often... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Down syndrome identified in 2600-year-old infants through their DNA
Between 770 and 550 B.C.E., in a hilltop village called Alto de la Cruz near the modern Spanish city of Navarro, one infant girl received an unusual burial: Although people in Iron Age Spain usually cremated their dead, the girl was laid to rest beneath the floors of an elaborately decorated dwelling, with grave goods including bronze rings, a shell from the Mediterranean, and three whole sheep or goats.
And she wasn’t alone: Archaeologists working in the 1940s and ’50s found dozens of infants buried below the floors in Alto de la Cruz and another nearby village built more than 2600 years ago. “The main questio...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
More Pregnant People Are Relying on Early Prenatal Testing As States Toughen Abortion Laws
WASHINGTON — In Utah, more of Dr. Cara Heuser’s maternal-fetal medicine patients are requesting early ultrasounds, hoping to detect serious problems in time to choose whether to continue the pregnancy or have an abortion.
In North Carolina, more obstetrics patients of Dr. Clayton Alfonso and his colleagues are relying on early genetic screenings that don’t provide a firm diagnosis.
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The reason? New state abortion restrictions mean the clock is ticking.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing number of patient...
Source: TIME: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURA UNGAR and AMANDA SEITZ Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Mortality Up 25-Fold for Congenital Heart Disease With Down Syndrome
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with Down syndrome (DS) have a 25-fold higher mortality rate than individuals without CHD or DS, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of the American... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Montreal mother writes book inspired by son who has Down syndrome
Sonia Rodi says Matteo considers Down syndrome "his superpower" and she hopes her book will inspire acceptance in others. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti and AdventHealth for Children pediatrician discuss the Southeast ’s first lifespan Down syndrome clinic (podcast)
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The new SMILE with Stella Tremonti Down Syndrome Clinic is the only lifespan program of its kind in the Southeast, according to Dr. Stacy McConkey, a pediatrician with AdventHealth for Children. She said unlike other pediatric practices that stop when patients turn 18, this comprehensive care system supports babies, kids and adults with Down syndrome and their families from … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: AdventHealth Source Type: news
Down syndrome and joint replacement: Risks for post-surgical complications
A new Yale study finds that patients with Down syndrome were more likely to suffer adverse events following total knee and hip replacement surgery. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 10, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Famous People Who Had or Have Down Syndrome
List of famous and well known people who had or have Down syndrome, also known as Down ' s syndrome or trisomy 21 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 6, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Famous Disabled People Source Type: news
Enlarged perivascular spaces in infant brains linked to autism risk
Infants with enlarged perivascular spaces have a more than two-fold greater chance of developing autism compared with infants with normal perivascular spaces, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill."These results suggest that perivascular spaces could serve as an early marker for autism," said study lead author Dea Garic, PhD, in a statement released January 2 by the university.Every six hours, the brain expels a wave of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that flows through perivascular spaces; this fluid mitigates the buildup of neuroinflammatory proteins, such as amyloid beta. The cleansing ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology Pediatric Radiology Source Type: news
