LonDownS Consortium
@londowns
We are a group of researchers from different disciplines working together to examine the link between Down syndrome and memory problems.
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https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/london-down-syndrome-consortium-londowns 14-05-2013 20:58:01
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"Down syndrome and dementia: a look inside the brain" Join Clíona Farrell from UK Dementia Research Institute Wiseman lab at Soapbox Science on Southbank 2-3pm 27th May to learn all about her exciting research
📢 Calling all people with Down syndrome aged 12-45 and their parents/caregivers! Join us in the GO-DS21 study to help understand the development of health conditions commonly seen in people with Down syndrome. 🧠💪 Interested? Contact us at [email protected] for take part!
On Saturday we held our annual World Down Syndrome Day event at The Francis Crick Institute. We heard from brilliant scientists on topics such as the thyroid, Alzheimer's disease, otitis media and the LonDownS Consortium study. 1/7
Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay!🧦 Last weekend the LonDownS Consortium Consortium held its annual WDSD celebration with fantastic guest speaker Sarah Gordy👏 Attendees heard from scientists on important topics such as the thyroid, Alzheimer's disease, & otitis media.
First research session Trisomy 21 Research Society #t21rs2024 is on advanced MRI in #Downsyndrome from fetus to old age to understand brain development. Including talks from our own LonDownS Consortium and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience PhD student Fedal Saini and King's College London post-doc Abi Fukami - Gartner
Our team has arrived in Rome for the 5th International T21 Research Society (Trisomy 21 Research Society) Conference! We’re excited to meet and hear from researchers, clinicians and families interested in #Downsyndrome research from all over the world
And Fedal Saini gave us an informative talk on using advanced diffusion #MRI modelling to study white matter changes in #Downsyndrome and #Alzheimersdisease!
Day 2 of the @T21RS international conference, Leda gave us a fantastic presentation on the biochemical markers of metabolic #health and #obesity in people with #Downsyndrome GO-DS21 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience King's College London
Our Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience PhD students Yajing, Phoebe and Mina are presenting their posters on #aging in #Downsyndrome at the Trisomy 21 Research Society conference in Rome. Look out for their research on Alzheimer’s disease, machine learning, cognition, blood biomarkers and MRI! #t21rs2024