According to the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Fund (DSRTF) website, about one in every 800 American babies is born with Down syndrome and approximately 350,000 people in the U.S. have this condition today. Down syndrome is caused when a child is born with an extra chromosome, more specifically an extra copy of chromosome 21. The genes are all normal, but having an extra throws the delicate balance of the body off, which leads...
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Dr. William Mobley on Down Syndrome and Upcoming Fundraiser
LA Times Editorial Page Editor Resigns in Protest
Will someone please start putting some cameras in the LA Times building?
But She Is In Her Grave, And Oh! The Difference To Me...
We heard it through the grapevine - actually, through Neil Gaiman's weblog - and we're just about to lose our minds. Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, the famous South Bay independent bookstore, has closed its doors after 50 years.
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