Children born with Down Syndrome 5,000 years ago were recognized as members of their communities, new research reveals. DNA analysis of ancient human remains identified six individuals with the ...

"Living with a child with Down's syndrome is exactly the same as living with our children who don't. "Life can be a little more colourful, it can be a bit slower, but it has all the joys of ...

Children with Down syndrome were not seen as worthy of education or medical care. In such an environment, it is unlikely she would have lived past childhood. Now the average lifespan of a person ...

Keith Alberstadt is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on television shows like “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and ...

Down syndrome affects around 1 in 800 new births and is caused by an extra third copy of chromosome 21. About half of children with Down syndrome have hearing loss due to otitis media with ...

Texas Rangers infielder Jake Burger and his wife, Ashlyn Burger, found out they were having a daughter with Down syndrome. He ...

Funding that helps support the teaching of children with Down's syndrome in the north west is set to be cut. The Pathway Fund has supported the delivery of Foyle Down Syndrome Trust's One-To-One ...

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 ...

“If somebody had told me four or five years ago: ‘You're going to have a child with Down’s syndrome and he's going to have thousands of followers on Instagram and he’s going to be ...

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 ...