New UCSD Center Targets Down Syndrome-Alzheimer’s Link

A new center combining academic research with the treatment of adults with Down syndrome – one of the first in the country – has opened at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. A primary focus of the new Down Syndrome Center for Research and Treatment (DSCRT) will be investigating the connection between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. 
—University of California, San Diego Health Sciences