Global Down Syndrome Foundation Applauds House Energy & Commerce Committee for Advancing Legislation to Authorize Down Syndrome Research Program at NIH
7406), which would authorize the INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- 7406), which would authorize the INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- The legislation will formally authorize a trans-NIH structure to ensure that major crosscutting issues and opportunities within Down syndrome research are identified and allow for multiple institutes to collaborate on a research plan.
- This will enable institute coordination to plan, fund, and share and disseminate research results that aim to improve health outcomes for those with Down syndrome.
- To read about the impactful research that the INCLUDE Project has funded visit the NIH Down Syndrome Coordinating Center Website at: https://includedcc.org/.