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People with intellectual disability are twice as likely to die of a preventable…

The deaths of more than 700 Australian adults with an intellectual disability could have been avoided with more appropriate health care and […]

Down Syndrome genes point to cause of diabetes

The genetics of individuals with Down Syndrome have provided Flinders University researchers with a method to identify a single gene […]

What’s in cough syrup that could help with Down syndrome?

An ingredient used for decades in cough syrup, and to treat a variety of conditions, could hold the key to […]


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