A new treatment breakthrough at University of Utah Health is bringing relief to children with Down syndrome and sleep apnea. Families are finding new hope as kids breathe—and sleep—more easily.

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two. The most common forms ...

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 ...

Researchers have dosed the first participant in a clinical trial of an investigational medicine designed to lower the amount of amyloid precursor protein (APP) for the potential treatment of Alzheimer ...

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.

Children with Down’s syndrome have a 150-fold increased risk of developing leukaemia than those without the condition. Now, an in-depth investigation has revealed that changes to genome structures in ...