{"id":12294,"date":"2015-01-22T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12294"},"modified":"2015-01-15T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T18:46:22","slug":"down-syndrome-directions-new-research-plan-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/down-syndrome-directions-new-research-plan-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Syndrome Directions: New Research Plan Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Down%20Syndrome%20Directions%3A%20New%20Research%20Plan%20Released\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/ms\/computer.youngman.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the release of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/news\/resources\/spotlight\/Pages\/120814-DS-research-plan.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Down Syndrome Directions: The National Institutes of Health Research Plan<\/span><\/a> on Down Syndrome. (December 2014)<\/p>\n<p>You will find the full plan at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/publications\/pubs\/Documents\/DSResearchPlan_2014.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Down Syndrome Directions<\/span><\/a> (PDF, 71 pages)<\/p>\n<p>The revised plan is an updated strategy to advance research related to Down Syndrome and to meet new research goals and objectives. (The first research plan was released by NIH in 2007.)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Plan was developed by the NIH Down Syndrome Working Group with input from members of the public-private Down Syndrome Consortium, external researchers, health care providers, and self advocates and families.<\/p>\n<p>Features of the revised plan include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. A new focus on Down Syndrome and aging<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. A call for more research on associated health conditions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. A detailed listing of additional research since 2007<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/news\/resources\/spotlight\/Pages\/120814-DS-research-plan.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">New Directions for Research to Improve the Health of Those with Down Syndrome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Related Links<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Down Syndrome Consortium<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downsyndrome.nih.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/downsyndrome.nih.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research on Down Syndrome<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/downsyndrome.nih.gov\/research\/Pages\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/downsyndrome.nih.gov\/research\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DS-Connect: The Down Syndrome Registry<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsconnect.nih.gov\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/dsconnect.nih.gov\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Down Syndrome Directions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/publications\/pubs\/Documents\/DSResearchPlan_2014.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/publications\/pubs\/Documents\/DSResearchPlan_2014.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NIH, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/about\/overview\/directors_corner\/prev_updates\/Pages\/031914-down-syndrome.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/about\/overview\/directors_corner\/prev_updates\/Pages\/031914-down-syndrome.aspx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the release of Down Syndrome Directions: The National Institutes of Health Research Plan on Down Syndrome. 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