The lifespan of people with Down syndrome is higher than ever before, according to the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. In fact, the average lifespan of folks with Down syndrome has increased from ...

Lior is the 13-year-old featured in the new documentary “Praying with Lior,” which highlights the bar mitzvah of a Jewish child living with Down syndrome. The character study of this charming ...

Since the 1980s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down’s syndrome has more than doubled, from less than 30 to well into their 60s. Living longer, though, has revealed a tragic twist ...

Getting an early and accurate diagnosis of the disease causing a person’s dementia remains a huge challenge. Dr Lengyel is investigating the eye health of people living with Down’s syndrome and mild ...

The Canadian Down Syndrome Society is an organization that provides advocacy, support and resources for parents and people living with Down syndrome. Today, doctors treat Down syndrome like a curable ...

9. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress — a nonprofit that represents more than 5,000 people living with Down syndrome throughout the state — the law has been a policy ...

Down's Syndrome Association Northern Ireland provides information and support on all aspects of living with Down’s syndrome, including workshops for young people and residential events.

Disability is no barrier for Chris Dyke, a dancer living with down syndrome. As a director and a star in the contemporary dance world he is making history. Donald Trump signs executive orders at ...

“I’m beautiful, actually.” That community is composed of roughly two dozen people with Down syndrome across the globe who have graduated from two- or four-year colleges – like Handlin ...

Chiu was the last person to testify in the coroner's inquest into the death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome who starved to death while living in her caretaker's home in ...