Less common types of Down syndrome are translocation (caused by rearranged chromosome material) and mosaicism (when there is a mixture of two types of cells). Not every child with Down syndrome ...

Mm-hmm. The funny statistic, or funny thing is that everybody with Down syndrome is just like every other child, have emotions just like every other child. They're not happy-go-lucky all the time.

The child's survival to age 6 may be due to altruism within the community. Fossils from the skull of a Neanderthal child that likely had Down syndrome shed light into the collaborative and ...

Evidence of a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome who survived to the age of 6 suggests the youngster was cared for by the social group, according to a new study. The piece of bone was found in ...

An analysis of an inner ear fossil from a young Neanderthal discovered in Spain suggests the child may have had Down syndrome. The child lived until at least 6 years old and would have needed ...

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June 26 (Reuters) - Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown in a remarkable fossil preserving traits ...