A big part of the problem is that many of the doctors, nurses, and technicians handling these diagnoses have never met a person with Down syndrome. They can’t view the diagnosis as anything ...

A person with Down syndrome may be more likely to develop obesity than someone without it. This is due to additional medical conditions and physiological factors, among other reasons. A person who ...

A person with this condition lacks a key enzyme that breaks down a type of ... What is the oldest someone has lived with Sanfilippo? Attenuated Sanfilippo syndrome is a very rare, slowly ...

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 ...

So I don’t live on my own.” Related: Photo Series Explores What People with Down Syndrome Think of Growing Older: '46 Is Still Young!' The ad, which was produced in honor of World Down ...

A Lancaster County woman works to transform the lives of people with Down syndrome while also supporting their families. Many ...

A woman with Down's syndrome has lost her appeal over a law that allows abortion up until birth for a foetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 27, from Coventry said she was "angry that the ...

She has Down Syndrome, a common chromosomal defect that results in the delay of the intellectual and physiological development of a person. As a gymnast, Chelsea Werner had already earned her name.

To support our research on how to achieve this, we spoke with the following experts: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when a person has an extra copy of chromosome 21. Typically ...

Tom is one of 40,000 people in the UK living with Down's syndrome. Unlike many others with the condition, he is in paid work. Only 5.6% of adults (18-64) with learning disabilities in England were ...

An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder.

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a walk to celebrate and support South Texas’ Down syndrome community ... to be back in San Antonio covering the people, culture and news. Visit our YouTube page (opens ...