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Drug treatment improves memory in mice.

Down's syndrome, research and practice : the journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre / University of Portsmouth (2007) 12(1) 20-21
DOI: 10.3104/updates.2037
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Mice that carry additional copies of genes comparable to those present on human chromosome 21 have been shown to perform better on memory tests when treated with drugs that target brain function. Could this be an important break-through in the search for pharmacological therapies to assist people with Down syndrome?

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Buckley, F., & Sacks, B. (2007). Drug treatment improves memory in mice. Down’s Syndrome, Research and Practice : The Journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre / University of Portsmouth, 12(1), 20–21. https://doi.org/10.3104/updates.2037

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