Teenagers with Down syndrome experience many of the same emotional and hormonal changes as their peers. Their teenage years can also offer the opportunity to expand their functional and social skills.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

As October marks World Down Syndrome Awareness Month, it’s an opportune time to learn and support those with the condition. About 5,700 babies are born in the U.S. with Down syndrome each year, and ...

Cutting-edge gene editing technology could eradicate Down syndrome, according to Japanese scientists. Down syndrome, which causes a range of developmental differences and affects 1 in 700 newborns in ...

Landmark legislation that extends at-home behavioral therapies to children diagnosed with Down syndrome has been signed into law as of Jan. 9. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress — a ...