The following is an excerpt from a story about human-subject research that appeared in the July 22 issue of .
Blake Unrein probably doesn鈥檛 realize that how he responded to catching a ball or walking a line might help other kids in the future.
鈥淗e just loved every minute of it,鈥� said his mom, Janel Unrein.Thirteen-year-old Blake has Down syndrome and has been part of physical therapy professor Ken Pitetti鈥檚 research into developing a manual for testing the balance and coordination of children with intellectual challenges.
Pitetti is one of several researchers from 麻豆传媒 and the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita who rely on human subjects for their studies.
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