Down Syndrome

  • Down Syndrome: The Amazing Cookie
    Down Syndrome: The Amazing Cookie
    By Todd T. Eckdahl

    This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births.

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By F. Fay Evans-Martin

    Available online. URL: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health& res=9D07EED7173CF933A15750C0A962958260. Stray-Gunderson, Karen, ed. Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parents Guide. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1986.

  • Down Syndrome: Moving through life
    Down Syndrome: Moving through life
    By Yvonne Burns and Pat Gunn

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  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Phillip Margulies

    1967 C. B. Jacobson and R. H. Barter use amniocentesis for the first time in a prenatal diagnosis of a genetic disorder . 1970 Hamilton Smith , at Johns Hopkins University , discovers restriction enzymes . These are " molecular scissors ...

  • Down Syndrome: Current Perspectives
    Down Syndrome: Current Perspectives
    By Richard W. Newton, Liz Marder, Shiela C. Puri

    Down syndrome remains the most common recognisable form of intellectual disability.

  • Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy
    Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy

    The topic of this volume is of broad interest for the neuroscience community, because it tackles the concept of neurogenomics, that is, how the genome as a whole contributes to a neurodevelopmental cognitive disorders, such as DS, and thus ...

  • Down Syndrome: Visions for the 21st Century
    Down Syndrome: Visions for the 21st Century
    By Lynn Nadel, William I. Cohen, Myra E. Madnick

    Parents, family members, individuals with Down syndrome, advocates, educators, and physicians will benefit from this peerless guide.

  • Down Syndrome: Neurobehavioural Specificity
    Down Syndrome: Neurobehavioural Specificity
    By Jean-Adolphe Rondal, PhD, Juan Perera

    This is the only book to date that explains the developmental profile of people with Down Syndrome from its many different angles.

  • Down Syndrome: What You CAN Do
    Down Syndrome: What You CAN Do
    By Qadoshyah Fish

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  • Down Syndrome: Living and Learning in the Community
    Down Syndrome: Living and Learning in the Community
    By Lynn Nadel, Donna Rosenthal

    Down Syndrome Living and Learning in the Community An invaluable guide to Down syndrome--for parents and health care officials alike Recent advances in medicine are allowing people with Down syndrome...

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Mark Selikowitz

    The new edition of this highly regarded book for parents of children with Down syndrome covers a number of important new developments in research and clinical practice that have occurred in the field in recent years.

  • Down Syndrome: Moving Through Life
    Down Syndrome: Moving Through Life
    By Yvonne Burns

    People with Down syndrome are increasingly encouraged to participate in community activities, and effective patterns of movement need to be established during early childhood to aid their social integration and...

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Marlene Targ Brill

    "Explores the history, causes, symptoms, treatments, and future of Down syndrome"--Provided by publisher.

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Kristina Routh

    This book provides an overview of Down's syndrome, describing what it is, the history of this disorder, what it is like to live with Down's syndrome, and some of the available treatments.

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Richard Spilsbury

    This informative book covers all aspects of Down syndrome and includes accounts from people who have it.

  • Down Syndrome: The Facts
    Down Syndrome: The Facts
    By Mark Selikowitz

    A guide for parents of children with Down syndrome discusses the child's health, development, and behavior, and explores education and treatment possibilities

  • Down Syndrome: Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)
    Down Syndrome: Things You Should Know (Questions and Answers)
    By Rumi Michael Leigh

    This book will explain the causes of Down syndrome, the definition, symptoms and treatment. It will make you discover Down syndrome in its entirety. All in the form of questions and answers to facilitate understanding of the subject.

  • Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy
    Down Syndrome: From Understanding the Neurobiology to Therapy
    By Mara Dierssen, Rafa de la Torre

    Effects of long-term memantine on memory and neuropathology in Ts65Dn mice, a model for Down syndrome. Behavioural Brain Research ... Down syndrome and Alzheimer disease: Response to donepezil. ... Neurobiology of Aging, 26, 373–382.

  • Down Syndrome
    Down Syndrome
    By Mark Selikowitz

    The new edition of this highly regarded book for parents of children with Down syndrome covers a number of important new developments in research and clinical practice that have occurred in the field in recent years.

  • Down Syndrome: A Promising Future, Together
    Down Syndrome: A Promising Future, Together
    By David Patterson, Terry J. Hassold

    The book concludes with the personal stories of young adults with Down syndrome, including an account by Chris Burke of the television series Life Goes On. Filled with practical advice from leading practitioners and advocates in the field, ...