The human genome has many short tandem repeats, yet the normal functions of these repeats are unclear.
Month: June 2025
Clinical psychologist explains how ADHD drugs work, addresses unscientific harm concerns
“The evidence is quite clear that the medications that are currently FDA-approved and prescribed to treat ADHD in particular are fairly well tolerated.
Donna Werling, PhD – Slide of the Week
Title: Use of the new human telomere-to-telomere genomic reference improves variant calling and phasing in regions flanking developmental disorder-associated copy number variants Legend: Genotyping and switch error rates spike in areas flanking CNV disorder associated regions. …
Health trajectory of mothers of children with developmental disabilities shows a ‘wear-and-tear’ effect starting around age 65
Mothers of children with developmental disabilities experience long-term stress, adapting for many years but showing signs of ‘wear-and-tear’ starting around age 65, affecting their physical and mental health.
Guanfacine for Hyperactivity in Children with Down Syndrome (Stanley)
Is your child with down syndrome hyperactive, inattentive, or impulsive?
If so, you may be interested in this new research study