The ad starts with model and actor Madison Tevlin addressing a bartender. “Hey bartender, you assume that I can’t drink a margarita so you don’t serve me a margarita so I don’t drink a margarita,” she ...

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 ...

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.

People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Stanford University explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood ...

Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry have uncovered what may be biologically driving oral health issues unique to Down syndrome. Their study, published in Cell Reports, describes a molecular ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National Down Syndrome Society has called the doll "a huge step forward for inclusion." Mattel’s Barbie is one of the most iconic American brands. Since 1959, we’ve followed Barbara Millicent ...

Remains of a stillborn infant with Down syndrome from the Iron Age, found in a 2,800-year-old house at the Las Eretas archaeological site in Spain. Government of Navarre and J.L. Larrion Scientists ...

This Barbie has Down syndrome: Toymaker Mattel Inc., has teamed with the National Down Syndrome Society to introduce its first Barbie with the genetic condition on Tuesday — the latest doll in its ...