“Why wouldn’t I be kind?” I blurted out. My voice mirrored my grandmother’s. I don’t remember if the child was experiencing a ...

While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the hospital, doctors and nurses kept saying, ‘She doesn’t look ...

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed every year on March 21. Down Syndrome is a neurodevelopment disorder that can affect a person mentally and physically. It makes communication and social ...

EU-funded researchers are working to reduce the health risks associated with Down syndrome and improve long-term quality of ...

When the filmmaker Jonatas Rubert was a child, his parents explained to him that his younger brother, Tiago, had Down syndrome. Rubert didn’t really know what that meant, nor did he care.

That is the message from actor Dr James Martin MBE, who appeared in the Oscar-winning An Irish Goodbye, as he launched an important research project into Down's syndrome at Ulster University.

"Someone with neck instability undertaking trampolining could have an impact, which for those without neck instability may be consequently minor, but for them could result in paralysation or ...

Down syndrome results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 and affects physical and cognitive development Early medical care, speech therapy, and inclusive education improve quality of life for ...

Self-defence lessons are essential, and Joyce Teoh Lay Bee, 55, is determined to equip her daughter, Sabrina Teoh Weber, 16, who has Down syndrome, with the skills to protect herself in any situation.