“Having a child is always an adventure, whether they have Down syndrome or not”
Violaine is the mother of five children, including Théophile, the youngest who was adopted by the family nine years ago, ...
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Down syndrome: exercise improves the cognitive health of people affected
Physical exercise helps improve the cognitive health of people with Down syndrome, also known as Down syndrome. THE ESSENTIAL Exploratory ...
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At 23, an American discovers her trisomy 21
Ashley Zambelli, a 23-year-old American, discovered that she has Down syndrome during her pregnancy. THE ESSENTIAL A young American was ...
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New hope for improving cognitive functions in patients with trisomy 21
A new treatment has shown promising results in improving cognitive functions in people affected by trisomy 21. For now, this ...
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Trisomy 21: influencers Shanna Kress and Jonathan Matijas decided to have an abortion
While one of their two babies was suffering from trisomy 21, influencers Shanna Kress and Jonathan Matijas decided to have ...
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Gynecologist sued for failing to detect trisomy 21 in unborn child
A baby's trisomy 21 was not diagnosed during the prenatal ultrasound. The mother files a complaint against her gynecologist. THE ...
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Covid-19: age and 7 chronic diseases represent an increased risk of serious forms
A quasi-exhaustive French study on the first wave of the epidemic has identified 7 chronic diseases which, at least, double ...
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Bioethics law: insight into preimplantation diagnosis (PGD-A)
Nine months after its adoption at first reading in the National Assembly, the bill on bioethics is back in the ...
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PMA: pre-implantation screening for trisomy 21 refused by the Senate
The measure was to allow the experimentation of screening for chromosomal abnormalities before in vitro fertilization for couples who have ...
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Intellectual deficits linked to trisomy 21 could be corrected with a drug
An enzyme blocking learning and long-term memory in people with trisomy 21 could be inhibited thanks to this new drug. ...
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Trisomy 21: the promise of screening by blood test
Since January, the Health Insurance reimburses screening for trisomy 21 by blood test. An effective process, which avoids the need ...
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Trisomy 21: Health Insurance reimburses screening by blood test
All pregnant women can be screened for trisomy 21 by blood test. This test is now fully reimbursed by health ...
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Pregnancy: screening for trisomy 21 by blood test will now be reimbursed
It is possible to detect trisomy 21 through a blood test. This technique, less invasive and risky than amniocentesis, will ...
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Council of State: seven people with Down syndrome defend their right of expression
The public rapporteur of the Council of State recommended the rejection of the requests of 7 Down's syndrome accusing the ...
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Trisomy 21: the advantages of new genetic tests
The Haute Autorité de Santé is currently reassessing the screening methods for trisomy 21. It could give more space to ...
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World Down Syndrome Day: 65,000 people demand the right to be different
This Wednesday, March 21 celebrates World Trisomy 21 Day, a chromosomal disease associated with the abnormal presence of a 3rd ...
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Gerber chooses baby with Down’s syndrome as muse and speaks out against discrimination
The Gerber brand has chosen a baby with Down's syndrome to represent it in 2018. The opportunity to counter the ...
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Trisomy 21, an overdose of proteins disrupts the functioning of cells
Researchers have been interested in proteins synthesized from genes in cells to better understand trisomy 21. The deregulation of the ...
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Trisomy 21: the HAS specifies the conditions of use of the DNA test
The free circulating DNA test has been validated by the French National Authority for Health, and should soon be offered ...
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Trisomy: Paris hospitals generalize the blood test
A blood test for trisomies 13, 18 and 21 has been set up in the maternities of Parisian public hospitals. ...
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Down’s syndrome: non-invasive tests soon to be generalized
A decree provides for the introduction of a non-invasive test, an alternative to amniocentesis, in routine detection of genetic diseases ...
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Trisomy 21: the diagnostic error of the University Hospital of Limoges condemned
The Limoges University Hospital is ordered to compensate two parents. A miscalculation led them to believe that their child did ...
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Lejeune Foundation: 146 doctors denounce its obstacles to research
A forum signed by 146 medical researchers denounce the Foundation's legal actions against research on embryos.Is the Jérôme-Lejeune Foundation compatible ...
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Clip on trisomy 21: the “censorship” of the CSA was justified
A video on trisomy 21 was withdrawn from the air in 2014. The CSA denounced an ambiguous message. The Council ...
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Trisomy 21: prenatal screening threatened
The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation wants to cancel the analysis of data from prenatal screening. Representatives of specialists see it as ...
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Trisomy 21: a young patient dreams of becoming a model
A young French man with Down's syndrome wants to become a model. On social networks, his pictures appeal to Internet ...
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Trisomy 21: one of the screening tests under the supervision of the ANSM
A screening test for fetal trisomy 21 sees its indications reduced. The decision shows a lack of stability of results ...
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Detect cancers through screening for trisomy 21
Non-invasive trisomy 21 screening tests could be used to analyze the mother's circulating DNA in order to detect cancer early. ...
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Down’s syndrome: all pregnant women should benefit from a blood test
In the absence of sufficient evidence, the blood test to detect trisomies is reserved for women at greatest risk. Dutch ...
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Down’s syndrome: 200 miscarriages avoided with non-invasive screening
Since the introduction of non-invasive screening methods, the number of amniocentesis has halved in France. This decrease made it possible ...
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