The effects and extent of the extra copy vary greatly among people ... exposures upon some older parents' reproductive cells. Other factors may also play a role. Down syndrome occurs in all ...

Americans with Down syndrome often have complex medical needs. While it is important to note that people with Down syndrome are genetically protected from certain diseases such as solid tumor ...

Does it therefore mean that only older women give birth to children ... sports and even advocates for other people living with Down syndrome. There’s nothing that they cannot do.

The gene produces a protein that causes a buildup of plaques in the brain. By the time most people with Down syndrome hit age 40, they have already developed these plaques. It may take another ...

The findings, published today (October 14) in Immunity, may help explain why viruses tend to infect people with Down syndrome less often than people without the condition, but when they do, illness is ...