Upcoming Webinar: Technology to Improve Ability
The ADSC presents an update on our Technology to Improve Ability Grant program. These talks will be accessible to the general public. Featured Talks: A Novel Device For Obstructive Sleep…
The ADSC presents an update on our Technology to Improve Ability Grant program. These talks will be accessible to the general public. Featured Talks: A Novel Device For Obstructive Sleep…
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…
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…
The Alana Down Syndrome Center aims to deepen knowledge about Down syndrome and to improve health, autonomy and inclusion of people with this genetic condition. The Aging Brain Initiative is…
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…
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….
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…
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),…