"I literally felt like I'd lost the air in my chest. I couldn't speak." That was the immediate reaction of a Florida dad and entrepreneur when he learned during an urgent phone call from his wife ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of ...

Six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edward syndrome (a more severe condition) have been found in the surviving DNA of ...

After three months apart, Jack was counting down the days until he finally got to see his brother again when he returned from college for the first time.

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?

HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal ... cells contain extra chromosomes associated with several types of severe birth ...

Twenty-two years ago, on St. Patrick’s Day 2002, my wife and I were given the gift of our son, Leo Patrick, who was born with Down syndrome. Actually, to be more accurate, we had been given the ...

The child “suffered from severe loss (of) hearing and had serious ... determined the sex of the young Neanderthal. People with Down syndrome can lead a long life today, but it was surprising ...

They can also try to prevent more severe symptoms and see that brain swelling is held down. These steps include: As doctors have gotten better at diagnosing Reye’s syndrome quickly and early ...

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to push for more funding for the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) research program on Down syndrome. The DeOndra ...

A woman with Down's syndrome has lost her High Court challenge ... wish to have a child" even knowing it would be born with severe disabilities. But the judges also said there was clear evidence ...