Many adults with Down syndrome live nearly on their own, and they have jobs, relationships, and fulfilling lives. Learn about options for work and living arrangements, as well as health issues to ...

Adults with Down syndrome often develop chronic health problems, such as severe sleep apnea, digestive disorders, thyroid conditions, and obesity. Many develop Alzheimer’s disease in middle age.

The elderly woman on the phone was heartbroken. Her brother, who had Down syndrome, had never lacked a family member at his side in his 60-plus years. But then he became severely ill with COVID-19 ...

Taking regular walks may do much more than improve physical health for adults with Down syndrome. New research finds that walking three times a week for 30 minutes could prompt meaningful improvements ...

Blau Syndrome in Adults. Since there is no cure for Blau syndrome, treatment is the only option to improve quality of life ...

Photographer Shines Spotlight on Kids and Adults with Down Syndrome in 'Believe With Me' Series. For the past seven years, Canadian photographer Hilary Gauld-Camilleri has snapped portraits of ...

In the 1960s, the life span of a person with Down syndrome was just 10 years. Today, those life spans have stretched to 60 years. But until recently, no guidelines existed for treating the special ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - JJ, 24, has Down syndrome.His family has taken every measure to protect him from COVID-19. "It's been absolutely terrifying or our family," Leslie Neugent, JJ's mother said.

Our results, which are based on more than 1,000 COVID-19 unique patients with Down syndrome, show that individuals with Down syndrome often have more severe symptoms at hospitalization and ...

Two-year-old Stella Tremonti —with parents Mark and Victoria— waves to gathered guests during the opening of the SMILE with Stella Tremonti Down Syndrome Clinic at the AdventHealth for ...

Researchers found that individuals with Down syndrome were almost five times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID and at 10 times higher risk of death from the disease.