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 ...

"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 ...

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

A new law that creates a Down Syndrome Diagnosis Awareness Program for New York state was recently signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. In its description as a New York State Senate Bill, the program ...

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 ...

Ninety per cent of women whose unborn babies are diagnosed with Down's syndrome choose to have an abortion, which is legal right up until birth. But campaigners say expectant parents are routinely ...

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 ...