In Canada, "the average lifespan of someone with Down syndrome is about 60 years old," said Dr. Brian Skotko, senior author ...

TORONTO — Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease at a younger age than the average person.

TORONTO — Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer's disease at a younger age than the average person. "It is something that I do worry about ...

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers will take a precision medicine approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea in people with Down syndrome.

A cohort of eight babies at risk of inheriting mitochondrial disease were born without complications after British scientists ...

Alcohol-related liver disease has more than doubled in the U.S. over the last 20 years. The increase is tied to four groups that make up a greater share of heavy drinkers than they did two decades ago ...

A large new study links a rise in liver disease in the U.S. to increased alcohol consumption — and women are especially ...

Every 20 minutes, a child is born in India with Down Syndrome -- a disease characterised by mental and physical retardation. This happens despite the fact that a blood test in the early stages of ...

Dylan Lombard became only the 13th person in the world to be diagnosed with MDP syndrome, a debilitating rare disease which ...

The gunman who opened fire in midtown Manhattan on Monday, killing four people before turning the gun on himself, left a note ...

Shannin Pain, from Canada, visited three different doctors after suffering from symptoms but was told the vomiting and bowel ...