Sunday 20 February 2011

Protein dose reverses learning problems

Learning and memory problems have been reversed in mice with a syndrome that mimics Down's.

Researchers have found they could prevent developmental problems in mice engineered to have Down's syndrome by injecting their mothers with proteins while they were still in the womb. Can learning disabilities and mental retardations that were considered permanent now be treated?

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