A century after Down syndrome was first described, scientists discovered that the root cause of this disorder is a condition called trisomy 21. What strides in research have been made since then?

Darci Owens, Alaska's first certified Special Olympics health coach, led a full life, including hosting an online cooking ...

During her 20-week anatomy scan, doctors detected the congenital heart condition, an atrioventricular septal defect. While ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month is recognized through October. Here's everything you need to know about the condition that ...

24, 2024 — Researchers have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21. Reducing the overactivity of this ...

Down syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is a condition where people, by chance, are born with an extra chromosome and as a result have some form of learning disability. "There's really not very ...

Down syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by an extra copy of the 21st chromosome (trisomy 21), affects around one in every 1,000 individuals and raises the chance of developing pediatric ...

People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down syndrome. People with Down ...

MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach completed Los Angeles' first two pediatric Inspire® procedures ...

Rapper Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Cartagena, says his son with Down syndrome and autism has been one of the “biggest ...

With March 21 marking World Down Syndrome Day, experts say Japan lacks sufficient medical institutions that offer specialized medical care to people with the genetic disorder after they reach ...