1 Antiviral medicines, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, or valacyclovir, to reduce the pain and the duration of shingles. 2  Over-the-counter pain medicines, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce pain during an attack of shingles.
Down's Syndrome: This syndrome has multiple physical effects, but the primary part of the nervous system affected is the brain. Intellectual development will be limited, and so will judgment, attention span, etc. Learning will be slow. For more information: http://tinyurl.Com/3c4rwpl.
They could do this in neurons, heart cells, or any of the other tissues that are affected in Downâs syndrome. They could also test drugs that are designed to alleviate the syndromeâs symptoms. And, as Antonarakis says, scientists could do this not just for Downâs syndrome, but for the many other disorders that are caused by unusual number of chromosomes.