Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) have uncovered compelling evidence that individuals with Down syndrome experience ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least in lab-grown human cells. The project, led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of Mie ...

Scientists achieved a genetic breakthrough by removing an extra human chromosome using gene-editing technology. This landmark study successfully deleted the surplus chromosome 21 responsible for Down ...

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...

Cutting-edge technology could one day transform treatment for Down syndrome, as researchers have successfully deleted an extra chromosome in lab-grown cells. Down syndrome - which occurs when a person ...

Source: Human Genome Project. Public domain. A recently released study finds that Europe has reduced the number of babies born with Down syndrome by 54%. In 2016, the same researchers found that the U ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As families and schools gathered on Friday to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, some parents of children with Down Syndrome said they are keeping a close eye on President ...

Charlotte Woodward was born with a congenital heart condition, and as a child, she underwent four open heart surgeries. “Everyone thought that my fourth one would be my last,” Woodward, 33, a programs ...

New research suggests a missing brain molecule may hold the key to understanding – and potentially treating – the faulty neural circuits seen in Down syndrome. Restoring the molecule, called ...