50 years with Down syndrome: A longitudinal study

Cell Segmentation: 50 Years Down the Road

E ver since the establishment of cell theory in the early 19th century, which recognized the cell as the fundamental building unit of life, biologists have sought to explain the underlying principles. Momentous discoveries were made in the course of many decades of research [1], but the quest to attain full understanding of cellular mechanisms and how to manipulate them to improve health, conti...

Individual and environmental characteristics associated with cognitive development in Down syndrome: a longitudinal study.

BACKGROUND Associations among cognitive development and intrapersonal and environmental characteristics were investigated for 89 longitudinal study participants with Down syndrome to understand developmental patterns associated with cognitive strengths and weaknesses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subtest scores of the Stanford-Binet IV collected between ages 4-30 years were analysed in multilevel mo...

Health care in adults with Down syndrome: a longitudinal cohort study.

BACKGROUND Individuals with Down syndrome increasingly survive into adulthood, yet little is known about their healthcare patterns as adults. Our study sought to characterise patterns of health care among adults with Down syndrome based on whether they had fully transitioned to adult-oriented providers by their inception in this cohort. METHODS In this retrospective observational cohort study...

50 years on: the crush syndrome.

Infantile Tremor Syndrome--A Tale of 50 Years.

We continue with the second stop of our journey, the July issue of Indian Pediatrics in 1965. This comprised of 41 pages with seven articles that had three research papers (the syndrome of tremors, mental regression and anemia; neonatal blood pressure recording; and effects of long acting sulfonamides), a review on tremors, a case series (diaphragmatic disorders), book reviews and current liter...