Down syndrome increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. People with Down syndrome may experience health problems as they age that are similar to those experienced by older people in the general ...

In the majority of Down syndrome cases, the errors in cell division that lead to the extra 21st chromosome come from the child’s mother. (4) “As maternal age increases, risk for Down syndrome ...

This age-related change can further increase the risk in people with Down syndrome. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome In the general population, symptoms typically involve ...

Their bodies also age faster than the general population, with hair turning gray and immune function declining earlier than others. “Our results show that individuals with Down syndrome are at ...

Down syndrome patients have a 5.14 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a brain bleed, and more than 4 times higher risk of a stroke caused by a blood clot, researchers reported May 7 in the ...

Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population. As reported in the ...

“Our results show that individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of some age-related cardiovascular outcomes, and indicate, in line with results from previous studies, that their ...