Down syndrome affects around one in 800 new births and is caused by an extra third copy of chromosome 21. About half of babies born with Down syndrome have heart defects, such as a failure of the ...

A century after Down syndrome was first described, scientists discovered that the root cause of this disorder is a condition called trisomy 21. What strides in research have been made since then?

I want to see ‘Burger 21’ jerseys in the stands, not strictly because they’re a fan of me, but because they’re a fan of the ...

After his best friend from high school had a daughter with Down syndrome, immunologist Dusan Bogunovic of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York pored over decades of research to ...

Race Eberhardt is the first actor with Down syndrome to lead an action movie in 'Strait Undercover,' which is slated for a ...