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New research counters claim that the ‘Hobbit’ had Down syndrome
Analysis of a wealth of new data contradicts an earlier claim that LB1, an ~80,000 year old fossil skeleton from the Indonesian island of Flores, had Down syndrome, and further confirms its status as a fossil human species, Homo floresiensis. … Continue reading
New research counters claim that the ‘Hobbit’ had Down syndrome
Analysis of a wealth of new data contradicts an earlier claim that LB1, an ~80,000 year old fossil skeleton from the Indonesian island of Flores, had Down syndrome, and further confirms its status as a fossil human species, Homo floresiensis. … Continue reading
Pope meets around 50 child Rett syndrome sufferers
(ANSA) – Vatican City, November 27 – Pope Francis met a group of around 50 children suffering Rett syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental brain disorder, and their parents at the Vatican on Wednesday. The Argentine pontiff greeted and stroked the children … Continue reading
Prenatal down syndrome assay available
(ANSA) – Rome, September 30 JUL – mid-August in Switzerland, Austria and Germany will be available a new and controversial prenatal testing that lets you know with certainty in the third quarter if the child suffers from Down syndrome. The … Continue reading