Research

Looking for Down syndrome treatment: an inspiring scientific project which deserves EU’s political will

European researchers, who were invited by the European Parliament to publicly present their works, have written – alongside with other experts – an op-ed. It is published in European newspapers on the occasion of World Down Syndrome Day. The article summarises the goals and the breakthroughs of therapeutic research: to reduce disability and to improve quality of life and independence of persons with Down syndrome :

Le Figaro (France)

Trouver un traitement pour la trisomie 21 : un projet scientifique enthousiasmant méritant une volonté politique de l’Union européenne !

Libre Belgique (Belgium)

Trouver un traitement pour la trisomie 21 : un projet scientifique enthousiasmant méritant une volonté politique de l’Union européenne !

La Stampa (Italy)

Trovare una cura per la trisomia 21: un progetto scientifico entusiasmante che merita la volontà politica dell'Unione Europea!

wPolityce (Poland)

Znalezienie lekarstwa na trisomię 21: ekscytujący projekt naukowy, który zasługuje na polityczną wolę Unii Europejskiej!

Narod (Croatia)

Liječenje za sindrom Down: Entuzijastičan pothvat znanstvenika koji zahtjeva političku volju Europske unije

Germany

Die Heilbehandlung der Trisomie 21 entwickeln: ein begeisterndes wissenschaftliches Projekt, das die Anerkennung der Europäischen Union verdient!

Spain

Buscando el tratamiento del síndrome de Down: un proyecto científico inspirador que merece la voluntad política de la UE

For more information concerning the scientific breakthroughs, three abstracts are available here :