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

Children born with Down Syndrome 5,000 years ago were recognized as members of their communities, new research reveals. DNA analysis of ancient human remains identified six individuals with the ...

by a Thai surrogate mother for an Australian couple - who took his twin sister and left him behind after it was discovered he had Down's syndrome. Surrogacy, when a woman gives birth to a baby ...

This baby likely only survived to 40 weeks' gestation, but was also given a special burial. The fact that three cases of Down syndrome and the one case of Edwards syndrome were found in just two ...

An NT scan is a simple test that shows your baby’s risk for some genetic conditions. What Is an NT Scan for Down Syndrome? An NT scan, or nuchal translucency scan, is a non-invasive ultrasound ...

When pregnant television newsreader Fiona Wilson was told, following a routine scan, that she had more chance of winning the Lottery than having a baby with Down's syndrome, she felt reassured ...

Down syndrome, also called trisomy 21, is the most common chromosomal disease in the US; around 1 out of every 700 babies are born with the condition. The study authors write that while recent ...

Landmark legislation that extends at-home behavioral therapies to children diagnosed with Down syndrome has been signed into law as of Jan. 9. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome ...

Naomi O’Callaghan welcomed baby Noah, who has Down syndrome, after going into “full blown labour” at 37 weeks during the work meeting at Cork’s 96fm. She had travelled to Cork's 96FM ...

She now delivers baskets to families welcoming a child with Down syndrome. “I just try my hardest to impart that it is going to be okay, it’s a baby!” If you are interested in requesting a ...