Children born with Down Syndrome 5,000 years ago were recognized as members of their communities, new research reveals. DNA analysis of ancient human remains identified six individuals with the ...

In some cases, I suspect that the idea that a person with Down Syndrome will have a life of 'suffering' is convenient for parents who, for understandable reasons, don't want the burden of a child ...

Children with Down syndrome were not seen as worthy of education or medical care. In such an environment, it is unlikely she would have lived past childhood. Now the average lifespan of a person ...

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

Landmark legislation that extends at-home behavioral therapies to children diagnosed with Down syndrome has been signed into law as of Jan. 9. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome ...

Fathers who wait till later in life to have a family face a far greater risk of producing children with genetic conditions such as Down's syndrome. For the first time it has been proved that men ...

WARWICK – The family of a teenager with Down syndrome is suing the city and its police department, claiming that multiple officers responded to an anonymous tip that their son was threatening to shoot ...

Down syndrome, or trisomy 21 ... Early results can help you plan for the possibility of caring for a child with disabilities. You can also decline this test. If you think it would cause ...

In an Instagram post soon after Penelope was born, the couple said Burger was the only active MLB player with a child with Down syndrome, and that they knew God was giving them "some really ...