Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of ...

UVA researcher Ashley Brandebura helped uncover how a missing brain molecule may hold promise for treating Down syndrome.

A federal appeals court ruled that the Salt Lake City School District violated federal disability laws by failing to provide ...

The family of a man with Down's syndrome who died in hospital after reportedly being left without food said they are heartbroken.

Inclusion of people with Down syndrome must move beyond awareness to action. Learn how NGOs, employers, and families are ...

The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990 and completed in 2003, also moved the needle. Scientists had successfully ...

The school is the only one of its kind in the area and has a waiting list. Families who can’t enroll there must look elsewhere for services.

A man with Down’s Syndrome died after a hospital mistakenly failed to give him food for nine days, say his devastated family. Adrian Poulton, 56, had undergone a hip operation at Poole Hospital in ...

Derek, who has Down's Syndrome, was told he had weeks to live after developing aspriational pneumonia but made a remarkable ...

An actor with Down's syndrome has completed a 16-mile walk in a bid to raise awareness of the barriers people with learning difficulties face when trying to access healthcare. Rishard Beckett, who ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — October is many things: Domestic Violence and Breast Cancer awareness month — and of course Halloween. One theme that often gets overlooked is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Every ...