Watch: Technology to Improve Ability Webinar
The ADSC hosted an exciting webinar showcasing two projects funded by the Innovation to Improve Ability program at the Deshpande Center for Technical Innovation at MIT. Watch the full Webinar…
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In Down syndrome cells, genome-wide disruptions mimic cell aging
In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D configuration of the entire genome in a key cell type of the developing brain, a…
Perguntas e respostas para solicitações de bolsas
Q&A Alana DS Center Fellowship Submissão da Proposta Qual é o prazo para enviar o pedido de bolsa? Não há prazo para submissão. A vaga será preenchida de forma rotativa…
In memoriam of Professor Tom Hehir
The Alana Down Syndrome Center honors the memory of Professor Thomas Hehir, a long-time advocate of students with disabilities. He died on Wednesday, June 22, after a battle with ALS….
Human Models for Neuroscience
For decades, neuroscientists seeking to better understand human neurological conditions and develop new therapies have worked with the obvious limitation that a living patient’s brain is not open for investigation…
Symposium examines intersecting biology of neurodegeneration, Down syndrome
Neuroscientists still have a tremendous amount to learn about the causes and courses of neurodegenerative diseases and Down syndrome, but as speakers at the Oct. 5-6 MIT symposium “Glial and…
Tsai lab expands Down syndrome research
40Hz light and sound in sleep and neurogenesis By the age of 40, most individuals with DS present a substantial accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT),…
“Big Data” to probe intersections of neurological disease
Down syndrome changes how an individual’s body and brain develop, which can cause mental and physical challenges later in life. However, outcomes vary greatly across individuals and their cognition, behavior,…