Teenagers with Down syndrome experience many of the same emotional and hormonal changes as their peers. Their teenage years can also offer the opportunity to expand their functional and social skills.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

Down's syndrome is condition with several symptoms, including a characteristic body type, mental retardation, increased susceptibility to infections, and various heart and other organ abnormalities.

Puerto Rico's Sofía Jirau became the first Victoria's Secret model with Down syndrome earlier this month – a welcome moment of disability inclusion. People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Professor Rhonda Faragher AO is Director of the Down Syndrome Research Program in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is also Vice-President of Down Syndrome ...