Express News Downside Up 4 August 2011 Improving the quality of life for Russian children with Down syndrome

A Drug for Down Syndrome

Can Down syndrome be cured? This is a question medical scientists and parents of children with Down syndrome have asked for many years. We are offering you a material based on article, published in “The New York Times” newspaper. Alberto Costa, a physician and neuroscientist – and the father of a 16-years old daughter with Down syndrome, decided to devote himself to the study of Down syndrome. This fall, Costa will present preliminary results at a scientific meeting in Illinois on whether taking the drug (called "memantine") made those with Down, in a word, smarter. And what do you think of all this? Write to our blog.

Real Roads and Virtual Kilometers

Want to give your friend an exclusive gift? Dream of taking part in a bike ride, but can’t do a good push-pedals job? Downside Up offers you a solution! Buy one or more kilometers in the Kaluga region or the historical centre of Moscow. Read more...

P.S.OS

Let’s be Facebook friends! Please join our new Facebook page! You will read our fresh news, watch Downside Up video and photo materials, learn about new developments in the life of people with Down syndrome, participate in discussions, and much more. Meet you on-line!   You can help! Dear friends! Just in a few weeks’ time there will be the major event of the year: Charity Red Square Bike Ride. And we need your help badly! Bicycles for our participants need to be washed! Please, come to Downside Up on 13-14 or 20-21 August and support Downside Up! We will provide you with wipes for washing and promise you nice company and coffee-tea breaks! Tell us about your visit in advance – write to soldatchi@downsideup.org.

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