Scientific American6d
Who Discovered the Cause of Down Syndrome?
It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...
WebMD26d
What Is a Nuchal Translucency (NT) Scan for Down Syndrome?
An NT scan is a simple test that shows your baby’s risk for some genetic conditions. What Is an NT Scan for Down Syndrome? An NT scan, or nuchal translucency scan, is a non-invasive ultrasound ...
Two women had abortions after being wrongly told their babies had serious genetic conditions
Two women aborted healthy babies because they were wrongly told their offspring would have serious genetic conditions, an ...
Chicago Tribune25d
Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers for his daughter born with Down syndrome
The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a genetic condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing mild to moderate cognitive disability, developmental delays and p ...
The Economist29d
Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs
Though Alzheimer’s in those without Down’s rarely has a clear genetic cause ... those with Down’s syndrome. Obvious, but radical. Companies are wary of including those with confounding ...
New York Post25d
Rangers’ Jake Burger will wear No. 21 to raise Down Syndrome awareness, honor newborn daughter
The new Rangers first baseman announced Friday that he will wear No. 21 to pay tribute to Penelope, who was born with Down Syndrome, and to raise awareness for the genetic condition. Texas Rangers ...