Down syndrome: Genetic disorder, usually with physical traits. People with this condition are often social and friendly. Their language development is similar to that of more typical children.

This combined image shows Ashley Zambelli, 23, left, and Zambelli with her daughter Lillian, right. Zambelli was diagnosed with Mosaic Down Syndrome at the age of 23, while 28 weeks pregnant.

This important new resource is available online and in print along with family-friendly toolkits that help adults with Down syndrome receive updated care from medical providers The Family-Friendly ...

Read CNN’s Fast Facts on Down syndrome. ... Physical characteristics-small stature, ... “A child/adult with Down syndrome” is the preferred reference, ...

Adult Down Syndrome Clinic Opened at UAB by VR Sreeraman on May 25 2007 8:41 PM UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has opened one of the few clinics in the nation dedicated to providing ...

Down syndrome is the most common genetic difference, and thanks in large part to advances in pediatric cardiology, life expectancy is climbing. In 1960, according to the CDC , the average was 10 ...

Global Down Syndrome Foundation, Centro UC Síndrome de Down and Japan Down Syndrome Association Join Forces to Translate & Provide Online Access to the GLOBAL Adult GuidelineDENVER, Dec. 29, 2022 ...

People with Down syndrome experience physical challenges that can make it more difficult to live an active lifestyle. Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas CArdiovascular Research and ...

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, "Grey's Anatomy" star Caterina Scorsone, whose 3-year-old daughter, Pippa, has Down syndrome, opened up about her family, her advocacy and why equity is ...

Let’s adopt those practices with the adult patients. And then we have insights such as when the adult providers say, ‘I see patients who are 21 and don’t know they can get pregnant.’ That calls for ...