The lifespan of people with Down syndrome is higher than ever before, according to the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. In fact, the average lifespan of folks with Down syndrome has increased from ...

Because of improvements in diagnosis, treatment and management of the condition while young, Down Syndrome patients now are routinely living well into adulthood and have many of the same risks for ...

“Children’s hospitals, pediatricians, and our medical system have done such a wonderful job in caring for children with Down syndrome that many are now living into their 40s ... as director of the ...

As people with Down syndrome become adults, employment is an important part of gaining ... bias continues to be pervasive ...

Exercise and "cognitive training" can improve life for adults with Down's syndrome, research has suggested. Two Anglia Ruskin University academics based in Cambridge led a study involving more ...

Study finds mosaicism in Down syndrome reduces Alzheimer's risk, providing new insights into genetic influences on cognitive ...

For the past decade, Hilary Gauld has photographed people with Down syndrome, highlighting their ... while other kids are now young adults. Seeing their evolution has been one of the most ...

An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder.

I read your recent article on autism and found it informative. My brother’s son of four years has Down syndrome. This was diagnosed when he was very young. However, we recently visited a doctor ...