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Urjasvini Special School: The Best Special School in Indore
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 10: Urjasvini Special School is not just a school -- it is a place of hope, healing, acceptance, and new beginnings. Recognized by many as the best special school in Indore, Urjasvini exists for one powerful purpose: to help every child feel seen, va
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Mattel India Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll in India, Advancing
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12: Barbie® announces the launch of its first Autistic Barbie doll in India, further expanding the brand's inclusive vision in the country following the introduction of the Barbie with Type 1 diabetes, blind Barbie and the Barbie doll with Down syndrome. This doll
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Asian Paints and St+art India Foundation Mark World Caring Day with 'Proje
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: In a heartfelt celebration of World Caring Day, Asian Paints and the St+art India Foundation launches Project Udaan at Arpan Charitable Trust in Vadodara--an institution that supports and educates children with special needs. As the latest chapter under
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Barbie® Introduces the First Blind Barbie Fashionista Doll, Expanding
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25: Released as part of this year's global Barbie Fashionistas lineup, Barbie partnered with the American Foundation for the Blind to ensure doll designs accurately reflect the community they are designed to represent.
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Facial changes in Down Syndrome have genetic basis: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, King's College London, and University College London shed insight on the genetics underlying alterations in the structure and appearance of the face and skull in a Down Syndrome mouse model.
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Facial changes in Down Syndrome have genetic basis, says study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Francis Crick Institute, King's College London, and University College London researchers shed light on the genetics underpinning changes in the structure and form of the face and skull in a mouse model of Down Syndrome.
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Barbie with Down syndrome makes her debut
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Barbie has launched its first-ever doll with Down's syndrome in bid to make its range more diverse.
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Researchers reveal gene in Down syndrome patients causes improper developm
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The University of Michigan researchers discovered that an extra copy of a gene in Down syndrome patients promotes abnormal neuron growth in mice.
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On World Birth Defects Day, WHO reaffirms commitment to prevent, control b
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Globally, an estimated 8 million newborns are born with a birth defect every year. Nine out of every ten children born with a serious birth defect are in low- and middle-income countries. The most common severe birth defects are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down syndrome, but there
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Study: Weight loss can be early predictor of Alzheimer's disease in people
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers revealed that unintentional weight loss in individuals with Down syndrome may signal the beginning of Alzheimer's disease long before usual cognitive symptoms like memory loss and dementia become apparent.
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Weight loss could be early predictor of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndro
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Unintentional weight loss in people with Down syndrome may predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease long before typical cognitive symptoms like memory loss and dementia are apparent.
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Study: Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that a single mechanism may underlie the damaging effect of cholesterol on the brain and on blood vessels.
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