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 ...

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 ...

Around 10 families took part in the event, this marks the 4th year for the annual gathering in Hendersonville.

An exciting fashion show was hosted by the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma on Friday and included a special ...

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 ...

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.