Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when a person receives an extra copy of their chromosome 21, known as Trisomy 21. The additional genetic material disrupts typical development, which ...

In Ukraine, children with Down syndrome are often sent to adult institutions. Dec. 26, 2011 -- Tucked away behind the white walls of an orphanage in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Kareen had ...

The Spring family of Hutchinson, Minnesota, is the subject of two documentaries, as six of their 12 children were born with Down syndrome. Leah Spring's fifth child was born with Down syndrome, and as ...

When Jennifer Cooper's son Eli was about to enter middle school, she anticipated that the transition might be especially difficult given that Eli has Down syndrome. Cooper, an educational consultant, ...

A new NIH-funded study led by Professor Angela John Thurman aims to build a roadmap for communication support for children with Down syndrome.

A laboratory school in Fort Worth that primarily serves children with Down syndrome calls itself “a hidden gem,” although it doesn’t want to remain hidden. The KinderFrogs School at Texas Christian ...

A toddler with Down Syndrome beamed with joy as he showed his father how he had learned to walk and was taking some of his ...

Investigators tested a new healthcare tool in accurately assessing the health and well-being of children with Down Syndrome.

“Wow! You were so kind to that little boy!” a pediatric resident told me with a saccharine and insincere tone. I was a third-year medical student, and she’d pulled me aside after she’d witnessed me ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A one-of-a-kind fashion show is set to give kids with Down syndrome a chance to shine. The “Proud To Be Me” fashion show will be held Saturday at Temple Baptist Church in ...

Human karyotype of Down syndrome. Autosomal abnormalities. Trisomy 21. [Rujirat Boonyong/Getty Images] Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule ...