Thursday, January 3, 2013

Is Down Syndrome Treatment Possible?

By Andrew Thomas


As everyone knows, "our kids" with Down syndrome have an additional copy of chromosome 21. The lab did important work with mice that possess an additional copy of chromosome 16, which is actually the same as 55% of genes of human chromosome 21.

They treated those currently pregnant mice by using NAP and SAL - titled as such after first 3 amino acids, which make up their chemical compound. NAP & SAL - tiny peptides, that are small protein sub units of the 2 proteins. What is important to keep in mind is that both proteins, ( NAP and SAL) greatly improve receiving and transferring signals in the brain cells, and additionally they help them to survive. Improved Learning Ability With Down Syndrome So, here is the kicker, the mice with Down syndrome while in the womb, treated with this pair of proteins manifested very much the same learning ability as the "regular" mice, and much improved capability" to learn in comparison to the mice treated with placebo.

"This study provides important data that can really help with the understanding of Down syndrome," Catherine Y. Spong, M.D., senior researcher with the unit on perinatal and developmental neurobiology at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the NIH institute had been quoted saying.

The currently pregnant mice received the injection therapy soon after eight days of conceiving, which approximately is the conclusion of first trimester of real person pregnancy. The mice born have been studied with regards to their learning skills once reaching adulthood. You may go to NICHD web page for additional information on these studies.

Your Learning Ability Taken To New Heights? This research concludes not just a opportunity for an improvement in "Our own Children's" learning ability, however it also signifies a chance for improved abilities to learn in so called "normal" mice. In other words Down syndrome treatment is possible. And, this is, where I begin to get concerned to be frank , because at this point the "treatment" ends and the "pursuit" for super human will start. So, I believe we ought to keep a positive, and vigilant eye in relation to all new progress in this area.

I want to take our discussion even further and share my concerns. Things I am concerned about is the "Big Pharma" (pharmaceutical industry) can take over or is going to finance its very own projects manipulated in the direction of developing "New and Improved" learning tablets. As, it's well known the "big Pharma" is just preoccupied with its revenue and have concealed in the past products excellent for our health and wellness that were without a chance for generating profits. Would you think my concerns are unwarranted?

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