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

Brooke High School students had a special inspirational visit from an ironman. Chris Nikic, the only person with down syndrome to complete an ironman triathlon -- and run all six major global ...

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?

The easiest way to find out, they say, is to conduct clinical trials on people for whom the onset of Alzheimer’s is nearly guaranteed: those with Down’s syndrome. As the life expectancy of ...