Submission + - Down's symptoms may be treatable in the womb (newscientist.com)
missb writes: "US researchers have found that prenatal treatment for Down's works in mice. This raises the possibility that a pregnant woman who knows her unborn child has Down's syndrome might be able to forestall some of the symptoms before giving birth. When fetal mouse pups that had a syndrome similar to Down's were treated with nerve-protecting chemicals, some of the developmental delays that are part of the condition — such as motor and sensory abilities — were removed."
