Teenagers with Down syndrome experience many of the same emotional and hormonal changes as their peers. Their teenage years can also offer the opportunity to expand their functional and social skills.

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed every year on March 21. Down Syndrome is a neurodevelopment disorder that can affect a person mentally and physically. It makes communication and social ...

In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz discovered ...

A groundbreaking new study reports important differences in oxygen physiology and red blood cell function in individuals with Down syndrome. A groundbreaking new study published in Cell Reports by ...

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences People with Down’s syndrome face a higher risk of developing Leukemia. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of Mie ...

Dementia looks likely to dominate old age in the 21st century. A study in this week’s Nature Medicine reckons the number of Americans developing it each year will rise from 500,000 in 2020 to 1m in ...

What happens when others assume people with Down syndrome can’t hit hard, aim high or drink a darn margarita? Well, it can become a reality. A new Down syndrome awareness ad cuts right to the ...

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 ...