Led by Ryotaro Hashizume at Mie University, the research team demonstrated that CRISPR can be used to remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 - the fundamental cause of Down syndrome ...

Japanese scientists may have rewritten the future of Down syndrome research by using gene editing to remove the extra ...

Scientists in Japan have made a breakthrough using CRISPR technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down ...

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that the protein intersectin controls where and when neurotransmitter-filled ...

In Canada, "the average lifespan of someone with Down syndrome is about 60 years old," said Dr. Brian Skotko, senior author ...

Specifically, the researchers found that intersectin keeps tiny, message-carrying bubbles inside brain cells in a particular ...

The research team evaluated brain tissue samples from 15 people with Down syndrome who were between the ages of 43 and 68 years. The study was limited in its sample size and age range - in the ...

A new research paper, featured on the cover of Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 6, was published on June 4, 2025, titled “DoliClock: a lipid-based aging clock reveals accelerated aging in ...

Research study examines Alzheimer's disease drug on tissue samples from people with Down syndrome The anti-amyloid drug lecanemab bound to amyloid plaques but also bound to blood vessels ...