Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that ...

Scientists are laying the groundwork for treating one of the most common genetic conditions in humans. Research out today ...

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 ...

This article is authored by Dr Preeti Shukla, senior consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paras Health, Kanpur.

Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down syndrome is also the most common genetic cause ...

A collaborative research study co-led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Liber Institute for Brain Development has for the first time identified a biological process ...

During their early years, a child's brain is very adaptable. In addition, neural pathways that are responsible for movement, communication, cognitive development, and sensory integration are ...

UC Davis researchers are leading a $5.5 million study to better understand how children with Down syndrome develop expressive communication - the skills used to share what we want, think or feel.

When Melissa Hart’s brother was born in 1975, doctors told her parents, “Oh, he’s never going to amount to anything. You need to put him in an institution.” Hart’s brother had Down syndrome, which ...