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Finishing up on the news about the research that reversed Down syndrome-genes in genetically-engineered mice with a single injection to the brain. I recalled reading about the agent used in the treatment that had a different, and more concerning, impact. It’s another reason why I would think twice before injecting it into a newborn’s brain.
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Last week, researchers reported reversing the effects of Down syndrome in the brains of genetically-engineered mice with a single injection. Already, the potential for future treatments based on this technique has been questioned.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have reversed the effects on the brain in mice engineered with half the genes found in Down syndrome by injecting a compound into the brains of newborn mice. So, in the span of a few months, researchers have “turned off” Down syndrome, and now its effects have been reversed.
Continue reading...In her book, Expecting Better, Emily Oster, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, writes about lessons learned while pregnant that run counter to the conventional wisdom about prenatal care. One lesson concerns prenatal genetic testing, specifically invasive diagnostic testing. But Oster’s lesson is not news, is outdated, and is incomplete.
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Emily Oster is an economics professor at the University of Chicago who recently published her take on pregnancy, Expecting Better. In the promotion of the book, along with drinking during pregnancy and bed rest, prenatal testing is one of the highlighted points where Oster’s book promises to buck conventional wisdom.
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Researchers at Standford want to know what you think about prenatal testing for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions.
Continue reading...The medical journal, Prenatal Diagnosis, published this year an article titled, “The Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians and Laboratories in the Provision of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing.” Here are the highlights.
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The long-stated estimated number of people living with Down syndrome in the United States had been 400,000. This number has been reduced by almost 40 percent.
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As a companion piece to the HuffPostLive segment on Down syndrome prenatal testing (which I blogged about here), the Huffington Posts’ Katherine Bindley reported on the concerns about adequate counseling. Let’s look at some key quotes from that piece.
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