By Dr Lynda Nazareth Down’s syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities that affects approximately 1 in ...

When doctors, nurses, janitors and strangers alike flocked to the room and crowded the hall to witness John Mark, a Down ...

When pregnant television newsreader Fiona Wilson was told, following a routine scan, that she had more chance of winning the Lottery than having a baby with Down's syndrome, she felt reassured ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by researchers at UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and MRC Harwell Institute.

Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome in the cells of a developing baby. It is not hereditary. It is the most common cause of severe mental disability and is often ...

“Wow! You were so kind to that little boy!” a pediatric resident told me with a saccharine and insincere tone. I was a third-year medical student, and she’d pulled me aside after she’d ...

Studies by a growing number of labs have identified neurological health benefits from exposing human volunteers or animal ...

Amanda Whittecar was stroking her son’s back under the direction of Brenda Prosser, a Trine University faculty member who partnered with the Down syndrome achievement center to provide infant ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down ...