Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Because of genes present on this chromosome that are known to ...

Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause—a ...

Health researchers aim to develop personalized strategy for language acquisition in kids with Down syndrome, enhancing their support and timed intervention.

Accurate information about Lynch syndrome is essential. As more people discuss hereditary cancer online, misinformation ...

Almost 150 performers in the Pikes Peak region have been in the holiday spirit since September. Included among them are 60 people with Down syndrome, who will sing, dance and perform during “Christmas ...

Penny Wirtjes was determined to give her grandson every opportunity when he was born with Down syndrome. Her efforts have ...

A woman who is one of the oldest people in the world to have Down Syndrome has celebrated her 80th birthday. Born in 1945, ...

Stability has become ever scarcer in the lives of Milan’s parents since he arrived in November 2023. Milan needs multiple therapies weekly ...

A pregnant woman was advised that she didn’t need to do further testing for Down syndrome, but the baby girl was born with the disability and multiple othe ...

GRIN2A gene mutations emerge as single-gene cause of childhood schizophrenia, anxiety, and mood disorders, potentially ...

Bayer has started a phase 2a trial of an antibody that it hopes could provide a targeted, potentially disease-modifying ...

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches of neurons in the ...