Unlocking the secret to Mr. C.
August 22nd, 2008From Marketwatch.com:
A study in the June 2008 issue of the journal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities describes Mr. C, a man with Down syndrome who has defied expectations and lived to seventy with no symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
“‘Mr. C’ paints an optimistic picture for people with Down syndrome who are aging, and says that an ordinary person with Down syndrome ought to be able to make it to seventy, once you find ‘Mr. C’s’ secret,” explains Dr. Sharon J. Krinsky-McHale, lead author of the study and research scientist at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities.
The study examines the possible factors influencing the successful aging of Mr. C.
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