An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people in the United States have Williams syndrome, which is diagnosed with genetic testing. Learn more about the center on Penn Medicine's website.

As brain samples donated by people with Williams Syndrome also show impairments in myelination, Barak and his team plan to repurpose clemastine as a potential treatment for the condition.

Down syndrome is a developmental disability caused when people are born with an extra chromosome. Researchers say people who have it are at an increased risk of heart disease (AFP via Getty Images) ...

"I've seen my friends' faces used in AI posts more than once." Approximately 5,700 people are born with Down syndrome every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

One of the world’s largest footwear companies is developing a shoe specifically tailored to the needs of people with Down syndrome. Adidas said it is working with Chris Nikic, who is known as the ...

There's little research available on how often people with Down syndrome in need of transplants are denied access. But it's widespread enough that the National Council on Disability published a ...

Dravet syndrome is a severe and difficult to treat condition that is typically caused by a loss-of-function mutation in the SCN1A gene which encodes a sodium channel protein that is involved in ...

My nephew has Treacher-Collins syndrome, and I have a friend whose son has Asperger’s. I can understand the challenges that a parent needs to overcome and support their child with these conditions.

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Chester Arthur, New York One of the two Vermont natives to serve as U.S. president, Chester Arthur was born in Fairfield and lived for a time with his family in Williston and Hinesburg. The family ...

You can easily find online lists of, say, “34 Celebrities Who Have Opened Up About Depression” or “76 Famous People With A.D.H.D.”; the content may feel faintly exploitive, but the ...