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