Down Syndrome
One-Stop Clinic To Serve Children And Adults With Down Syndrome
A new clinic is one of only a handful nationwide offering those with Down syndrome access to experts, treatment, help with services and information about the latest research and trials.
Billboards In Several Major Cities To Showcase People With Down Syndrome
The accomplishments of individuals with Down syndrome will be on display in a big way as part of an awareness campaign springing up in cities across the country.
MLB Player To Wear No. 21 In Honor Of Daughter With Down Syndrome
After his daughter was born with Down syndrome, a Major League Baseball first baseman decided to change his number to 21 to raise awareness of the chromosomal disorder.
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New Project To Track People With Down Syndrome From Birth To Adulthood
An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder.
Doctors Get Clearer Picture On Developmental Milestones For Kids With Down Syndrome
Pediatricians have little to go on in assessing when children with Down syndrome should hit various milestones. Now, a new study is detailing benchmarks specific to those with the chromosomal disorder.
Food Truck Is A Dream For Lifelong Friends, One Of Whom Has Down Syndrome
Chas Lecy and David Kaetterhenry, who has Down syndrome, became fast friends in elementary school. Now, more than 20 years later, they're in business together.
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Barbie Unveils Dolls With Down Syndrome, Blindness
A year after introducing its first doll with Down syndrome, Barbie will add another doll with the chromosomal disorder and debut a blind Barbie.
Fossil Suggests Neanderthals Cared For Child With Down Syndrome
A fossilized ear bone is providing evidence that a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome lived to be at least 6-years-old and was cared for by others.
Film About Father Raising Son With Down Syndrome Debuts At Tribeca
The feature film "Color Book" explores setbacks experienced by a father and his son with Down syndrome as they attempt to attend their first baseball game together.
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Exercise May Boost Cognition In Adults With Down Syndrome
Taking regular walks may do much more than improve physical health for adults with Down syndrome, a new study suggests.
Program Helps Parents Celebrate Their Babies With Down Syndrome
Jack's Basket counters "insensitive" delivery of the news that a baby has Down syndrome with gifts and resources. Now the group has a curriculum teaching health care providers to relay a diagnosis.
Ad Campaign Challenges Assumptions About Down Syndrome
A new public awareness campaign backed by a host of organizations from around the world is urging people to reconsider their expectations of what's possible for those with Down syndrome.