It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

Texas Rangers infielder Jake Burger and his wife, Ashlyn Burger, found out they were having a daughter with Down syndrome. He ...

Down syndrome affects around one in 800 new births ... "We don't yet know why the changes in cell division and mitochondria mean the heart can't correctly form chambers. Dysfunction in the ...

Down syndrome, or trisomy 21 ... your doctor will discuss your results with you and help you understand what they mean. An NT scan is a safe and routine — but optional — ultrasound scan ...

Co-founder Gina Marie took over as executive director of Friends of Down Syndrome early this year after creating the ...

Burger’s daughter, Penelope, was born on Oct. 25 with Down syndrome. And this inspired him to change his number from 36 to 21 in his first year with the Rangers to raise awareness for the ...

The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing mild to moderate cognitive disability, developmental delays and physical ...

What does this mean for health insurers? People living with Down syndrome who navigate challenges daily have been denied access to ABA therapy because of a “decades-old” discrepancy in how ...

Until now, though, trials of Alzheimer’s drugs have excluded those with Down’s, meaning doctors feel they ... those with Down’s syndrome. Obvious, but radical. Companies are wary of ...

“I’m beautiful, actually.” That community is composed of roughly two dozen people with Down syndrome across the globe who have graduated from two- or four-year colleges – like Handlin ...