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 ...

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.

Robertsonian translocation, for example, is one of many different types of translocation that cytogeneticists have identified in DS patients over the years. In these cases, Down syndrome is caused ...

However, for people with more complex learning disabilities, the initial symptoms are likely to be less obvious. People with learning disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome, are at ...

Once Madison Millentree is inside Arrowhead Stadium, a typical day sees her and her co-workers scanning tickets and helping guests for 6 1/2 hours. Those stationed at the club level help guests by ...

The easiest way to find out, they say, is to conduct clinical trials on people for whom the onset of Alzheimer’s is nearly guaranteed: those with Down’s syndrome. As the life expectancy of ...