The parents of a seven-year-old boy who has Down's syndrome say his modelling success shows how children with the condition ...

This Feel Good Friday segment, presented by our friends at McWilliams & Walden Inc., shines a light on the Kern Down Syndrome Network’s incredible community event happening this weekend. The event is ...

A clinical trial co-led by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has found that blocking inflammation with the drug ...

The study, using CDC data, focused on health issues during pregnancy and up to one year after delivery. Out of more than 18 million live births that took place over the four year study period ...

Those with Down syndrome are born with an extra chromosome that carries a gene pivotal to causing Alzheimer's. The gene produces a protein that causes a buildup of plaques in the brain.

New York, NY, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is pleased to welcome John McGuire to its Board of Directors. John is a Partner and the Global Head of ...

A common pregnancy drug prescribed to hundreds of thousands of expectant and new mothers has been dubbed a hidden thalidomide. More than 100 women fear their health has been impacted due to ...

When my son was born with Down syndrome, I learned quickly that the smallest details of medical care can have an extensive effect on the quality of life. Clinicians who understood Down syndrome ...

Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...

Joana Tsinonis didn’t know what to expect when she learned her son had down syndrome. It ended up being one of the greatest gifts of her life. “I thought my world would be very different in a ...

Two teaspoons of blood drawn after the 10th week of pregnancy, known as “noninvasive prenatal testing,” identifies more than 99% of fetuses with Down syndrome. But this test wasn’t available back then ...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared some personal information about her relationship with boyfriend Ken Urker, admitting that their sex life “slowed down” when she learned she was pregnant.