Seattle mom Rebecca Partridge is exploring a resource she wishes she had years ago while raising her son, Josh. A new online hub provides families with a central location to educate themselves and ...

Taking regular walks may do much more than improve physical health for adults with Down syndrome. New research finds that walking three times a week for 30 minutes could prompt meaningful improvements ...

Adults with both Down Syndrome and congenital heart defects, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD), are showing remarkable resilience despite facing significant medical challenges, according to ...

Her pediatrician noticed something was off when Jurnee Locklear came in for a checkup at 3 years old, her mother said. The toddler was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition caused by having an ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

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

Women with Down syndrome have more advanced signs of Alzheimer's disease than men do at the average age of diagnosis, which is the same for both sexes, according to research by the University of ...

Pediatrician Kate Westmoreland cuts a ribbon during a ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill as her daughter, Izabel, 2, who has Down ...