In 1866, an English doctor by the name of John Langdon Down published an essay in which he described a set of children with distinct facial features. Down Syndrome is caused by abnormal cell ...

Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of heart disease, researchers said this week. The developmental disability is caused when a person is born with an extra chromosome, and can ...

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.

Down syndrome, caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, impacts both the physical and intellectual development of those affected. ... characteristic facial features, ...

The online campaign, launched ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, challenges negative assumptions that people with Down syndrome can face: "Assume that I can, so maybe I will." ...