Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...

If any one of the more than 30 participants walking in Gigi’s Playhouse’s 7th annual fashion show were nervous as they hit the runway in New York City, it didn’t show.

On World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, people around the world raise awareness and promote the rights and well-being of people with Down syndrome. The date, “3/21” symbolizes the triplication ...

For his final capstone project, Snyder, a Rochester Native, directed a short film called Turn Table. The film spins a tale of ...

To mark World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Fox News contributor Tom Shillue headed to Times Square to speak with a father of a girl with Down syndrome about common misperceptions.

The 6-year-old child of a South African couple living in Waikato is being threatened with deportation because he has Down ...

Ashlyn Burger got emotional when she first saw her husband, Jake Burger \-\- the Rangers’ new first baseman -- take the field ...

Down syndrome results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 and affects physical and cognitive development Early medical care, speech therapy, and inclusive education improve quality of life for ...

In commemoration of the National Down Syndrome Consciousness Month, the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) of the De La ...

With thanks to Down Syndrome Ireland we have resources for Primary and Post-Primary schools ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March. Every year we mark this global awareness day, which has ...