New study of how Down syndrome protects from some tumours

Lots of science and health media has picked up a report about a new study this week, in which the factors associated with Trisomy 21 that appear to protect people with Down syndrome against "solid", or "soft tissue" tumours are further explained. Researchers are already looking at how the new information might be of use clinically,

The study has been reported in the online edition of the journal Nature, and by several new sources, such as Eureka.