It's estimated that 1 in 640 babies in the U.S. is born with Down Syndrome. In Pittsburgh, the Down Syndrome Association ...

Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in ...

The incidence of kidney disease is substantially higher in patients with Down syndrome than in control individuals from the ...

When Maria Curtis was born with Down syndrome in 1963, her Naperville family refused to institutionlize her and she would ...

Of having her daughter Aria, Kirstin Czernek says, "I fell instantly in love and it opened my eyes to the Down syndrome community as a whole" Kirstin Czernek always wanted a big family — though she ...

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult mice rewired brain circuits and improved brain flexibility, challenging the ...

Nicky Clark is a nutritional therapist in Australia who has been giving personalized nutrition advice to the parents of children with Down syndrome. She's given talks about nutrition for Down syndrome ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - An Iowa mother is giving back to those who helped her after doctors diagnosed her son with Down ...

Bradley Carlisle, known as "Santa Bradley," is Atlanta's first Santa with Down syndrome, spreading holiday cheer while ...

GiGi's Playhouse in Roseville, the only center of its kind in Northern California, provides a supportive community for ...

If you’ve been told that your growing baby has “soft markers” for Down syndrome, you likely have many concerns. What do these soft markers mean? What’s the likelihood that your child will be born with ...

Puerto Rico's Sofía Jirau became the first Victoria's Secret model with Down syndrome earlier this month – a welcome moment of disability inclusion. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome ...