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A Season of Gratitude: Why My Family Supports LuMind IDSC
Thirty years ago, our family plans changed when our first child, Gwendolyn, was born with Down syndrome. Over time, we
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Angie Del Gaudio Awarded Collin Lis Humanitarian Award
Angie Del Gaudio from Long Beach, CA has been selected as the 2024 Collin Lis Humanitarian Award winner. Del Gaudio
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RAND report shows benefit of investment in future health outcomes for adults with Down syndrome
10/1/2024 | For immediate release | Contact: Kate O’Neill ([email protected]) Investment in Alzheimer’s Research Today Will Yield Health Benefits for
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His Amazing Self: a brother’s reflection on Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s Disease
My brother, Rohan, was born 38 years ago in the city of Bangalore in India. He was born with Down
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Pathways to Parity Program Approved for $250K PCORI Engagement Award
Project will empower advocates, enhance research for people at high risk of Alzheimer’s disease who have Down syndrome Washington, D.C.
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Updates from AAIC: Down syndrome community boosted by FDA confirmation of label and new anti-amyloid clinical trial
Information revealed at the 2024 AAIC conference on the ACTC-DS-led study in DS-associated Alzheimer’s disease with Lilly’s anti-amyloid drug Kisunla.
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LuMind IDSC Presents the Collin Lis Humanitarian Award to Two Employees
In honor of Collin Lis, a kind and loving 11-year-old boy with Down syndrome, LuMind IDSC is presenting the Collin
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FDA issues approval for new Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla; Down syndrome community is optimistic
FDA issues approval for Kisunla, new Alzheimer’s drug; Down syndrome community optimistic On Tuesday, July 2, the U.S. Food and
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Navigating the Road to Graduation for Students with Disabilities
Graduation from high school is a major accomplishment in the journey we each experience through life. According to the U.S.
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Down syndrome population will see a clinical trial of new Alzheimer’s drug
Major pharmaceutical company announces Down syndrome population will see a clinical trial of new Alzheimer’s drug People with Down syndrome
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Clinical Trials Day: A Historic Review of the First Clinical Trial
James Lind, a United Kingdom’s Royal Navy surgeon, is considered the “Father of Clinical Trials.” Each year, on May 20,
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An Everyday Hero in Mom: Navigating Down Syndrome Regression Disorder
There is a quote from author Lance Conrad that states, “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” For Cristina