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Adams is part of a cohort of people with Down syndrome who are finding attention via social media. For a few power users like her, social media has made them public figures, earning them money ...
In Canada, "the average lifespan of someone with Down syndrome is about 60 years old," said Dr. Brian Skotko, senior author ...
Videos appear to be stolen from women without Down syndrome and then a filter is applied to their face to generate an AI-enhanced video, which replaces the original poster’s features with a ...
Bernie and Crohan O’Kennedy could not conceive a baby naturally. Their daughter Pippa, ‘a long-awaited miracle’, arrived in ...
It all started with a question that Sangitaa Advani, a parent of an adult with Down Syndrome, asked herself some years ago: \ ...
Down syndrome itself is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21, according to the Mayo Clinic.
People with Mosaic Down syndrome can share the cognitive and physical challenges as those with Trisomy 21 and Translocation Down syndrome. “There's a wide range of abilities,” says Wong.
The event going down on World Down Syndrome Day, March 21, from 7-10 p.m. “Down’s syndrome designed me. But it does not define me,” Lizetta Mckesson said.
Jurnee Locklear, 3, who has Down syndrome, smiles during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill.