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

Since the 1980s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down’s syndrome has more than doubled, from less than 30 to well into their 60s. Living longer, though, has revealed a tragic twist ...

Race Eberhardt is starring in "Strait Undercover," an action film about a government agent exposing corrupt forces trying to ...

Down syndrome, or trisomy 21 ... cause growth problems and heart and ovary defects at birth. Congenital heart disease. Babies with congenital heart disease are born with heart defects that ...

Co-founder Gina Marie took over as executive director of Friends of Down Syndrome early this year after creating the ...

Those with Down syndrome are predisposed to certain conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and leukemia but are less likely to experience mass tumor cancers or certain heart diseases.

And though drugs that have some effect on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia’s most ... Alzheimer’s is nearly guaranteed: those with Down’s syndrome. As the life expectancy of people with ...

Therefore, syndromes result from a variety of diseases or conditions and generally lack an etiology. A good example of a syndrome is Down syndrome, which features a specific set of physical ...

Discover a study that explores the effectiveness of JAK inhibitors to treat dermatological autoimmunity for people with Down ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.