Of having her daughter Aria, Kirstin Czernek says, "I fell instantly in love and it opened my eyes to the Down syndrome community as a whole" Kirstin Czernek always wanted a big family — though she ...

It's estimated that 1 in every 640 babies born in the U.S. is born with Down Syndrome, and here in Pittsburgh, the Down ...

Nicky Clark is a nutritional therapist in Australia who has been giving personalized nutrition advice to the parents of children with Down syndrome. She's given talks about nutrition for Down syndrome ...

The incidence of kidney disease is substantially higher in patients with Down syndrome than in control individuals from the ...

A significant Danish study revealed that individuals with Down syndrome face substantially higher risks of acute and chronic ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - An Iowa mother is giving back to those who helped her after doctors diagnosed her son with Down ...

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 ...

If you’ve been told that your growing baby has “soft markers” for Down syndrome, you likely have many concerns. What do these soft markers mean? What’s the likelihood that your child will be born with ...

Ashley Zambelli had three kids who tested positive for trisomy 21 — then she found out that she had it too Ashley Zambelli/Tiktok A mom of three discovered that she shares more than just DNA with her ...

Children with Down syndrome have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and experience higher rates of relapse and treatment toxicity. In recent decades, new therapies have ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...