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The Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation (DSRTF) is an American not-for-profit organization that funds and promotes cognition research to improve learning, memory, and speech for people with Down syndrome.

History
Founded in Palo Alto, CA in 2004 by parents of children with Down syndrome, DSRTF awarded its first grant in 2005, becoming the first organization to [FILL IN SOMETHING HERE]. Since its inception, DSRTF has generated over $9 million to fund and support DS cognition research at major research institutions across the United States.

Research
As of 2013, DSRTF funds research within these areas of interest:


 * Balancing Excitation and Inhibition
 * Restoring Neuronal Pathways
 * Neurotransmitter Restoration
 * New Technology, New Insights
 * Sleep and Cognition
 * Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
 * Drug Discovery
 * Measuring the Efficacy of Potential Treatments
 * The Down Syndrome Cognition Project (DSCP)

Category:Down syndrome