Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome

There is new and exciting news in the Down Syndrome research world. A study has been posted in an online pre-publication from Nature Neuroscience Website: "Pharmacotherapy for cognitive impairment in a mouse model of Down

syndrome" regarding a very exciting study on a drug that has shown to improve cognitive abilities in Down Syndrome mouse models. They are still waiting for clinical studies on humans, but the strides in Down Syndrome research are becoming more hopeful and exciting!

Here is another link to an full article in Scientific American

Scientific American: Drug May Counteract Down Syndrome
Formerly approved drug imparts lasting learning and memory improvements to impaired mice

and an article from Yahoo News

Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome - Yahoo! News

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Barnes and Noble Down Syndrome Awareness Storytime

Here are some pics of the Storytime. The reader read the article from the Nat Geo kids as well as a story titled We'll Paint the Octopus Red. After the story, all the kids were given a sheet of an octopus to color whatever color they wanted.

Please excuse most pictures are of Malena. :)

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Barnes & Noble Awareness Month - February 2007

All Barnes & Nobles across the nation are sponsoring a Down Syndrome Awareness event. This was prompted due to an article in National Geographic Kids that Melissa Riggio wrote. She is the daughter of one of B&N's CEOs and she happens to have DS. Click here to read her article.

Barnes & Noble is hosting a Down Syndrome Storytime on February 12th at 10:00 am in Riverside at the Tyler Galleria location. Please come and bring your kids to help promote awareness and acceptance!

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