Down syndrome is named after John Langdon Down, an English doctor who was the first person to publish an accurate description of the condition in the 1860s. Children with Down syndrome can go on ...

even though both adoption and disabilities are stigmatized in traditional Chinese culture. In 2020, the couple, who had no children of their own, decided to adopt a boy with Down syndrome ...

Once Zambelli was tested, it came back positive for mosaic Down syndrome, or trisomy 21 mosaicism/mosaic trisomy 21. According to the Stanford Children's Hospital, this form of Down syndrome is ...

The baby’s eyes may have an upward-slanting look so that people say they look like Chinese ... It is said that the incidence of children with Down syndrome increases with the age of the mother.

Where would she find a little girl with hopes and dreams and potential and challenges, who also had Down syndrome? In recent years, the representation of kids with disabilities in middle-grade and ...

While uncommon, the defect is very common among children born with another condition – Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome. So common, in fact, it was the presence of this defect that ...

People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down syndrome. People with Down ...

Each year on March 21, World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) marks a global day of awareness and education about the genetic condition. The goal is to "help people understand and support those with Down ...

Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21, leading to developmental delays, intellectual disability, and distinct physical features. Children with disabilities are ...