A gene has been discovered that can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in human brain cells, in research led by Queen Mary University of London. The scientists have also developed a new rapid drug-screening system for treatments that could potentially delay or prevent the disease. The main challenge in testing Alzheimer’s drugs in […]
This has been a very important and exciting week. I have started going back to my drama and dancing group after this long lockdown. I had the option of waiting till September or starting now. I was a bit worried about the decision but I decided to go on a mini bus which took me […]
By Hannah It was my 30th birthday at the end of June. I asked for Donations instead of birthday presents to help people like me with Downs’ Syndrome to help them with Jobs and to find work. Workfit has helped me and I am so happy in my admin support job. I like to raise […]
We all celebrate the fact that life expectancy for people who have Down’s syndrome has increased significantly over recent decades. However, we have been aware for many years that there is a higher proportion of adults who have Down’s syndrome affected by Alzheimer’s disease. We also know that the age of onset can be much […]
This has been an anxious week as dad was in hospital. We were expecting him home on Wednesday but he finally came home on Thursday evening. We were all pleased to see him. My older sister came from Finchley to visit. She brought her dog Tilly with her. Tilly is a border terrier and is […]
Last week we watched Small Island, a play filmed last year at the National Theatre. It was an incredible story with wonderful acting. Father’s Day lots of cards arrived and it was spent here with us all pleased to see four relatives who brought an afternoon tea. We had scones, jam and cream and cakes […]
Hannah is a 22 year old Fashion Media and Promotion student who has just finished university. Her final project was inspired by her little sister, Mercy… “My main inspiration for this project came from my youngest sister, Mercy, who is a nine year old fashion-lover who has Down’s Syndrome. I planned to create a ‘Young […]
The Down’s Syndrome Association is involved in an international study looking at the effects of COVID-19 in people who have Down’s syndrome. This is an extremely important study, since COVID-19 is a ‘novel’ virus, unknown to the medical community until the beginning of this year. As yet, we knew very little about how severely affected […]
One of the good things to come out of the lockdown is my discovery of the birds in our garden. I have listed them : blue tits, great tits, longtail tits, great tits, a Dunnock. Male and female, blackbirds, robins, wrens, pigeons, a jay, a song thrush, coal tits, magpies and a green woodpecker. One […]
Room 5064 and Bamalam are proud to announce that their new short film, Stuart and Dumplings, which was released today! Set during the current Covid-19 crisis, and filmed under lockdown using Zoom video conferencing software, the film tells the story of Stuart (Sam Barnard), a young man who has Down’s Syndrome who’s receiving an online […]
