Their child has lived with the rare disease since birth, and now they're turning that experience into a message for other families. WALB's Brittanye Blake has their story.

Livingston Designer Outlet, Scotland’s largest outlet destination, is proud to announce its 2026 charity partnership with Down’s Syndrome Scotland, a charity dedicated to supporting people with Down’s ...

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has pulled the plug on an early investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome, marking another setback for a group of patients who are both at ...

Purpose Facial dysmorphism is a feature of many monogenic disorders and is important in diagnostics, variant interpretation and nosology. Nevertheless, comprehensively assessing the complex facial ...

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common solid tumors, according to a new register study from Karolinska Institutet ...

Mattel's new autistic Barbie is just the latest addition to the toymaker's line of diverse dolls. The Barbie Fashionistas line includes, among others, a blind doll, a doll with Down syndrome and a ...

For many families, Christmas isn't complete without a visit to Santa, but one Santa is helping children with special needs see themselves in the red suit — and in the magic of the season. Bradley ...

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult mice rewired brain circuits and improved brain flexibility, challenging the ...

Ashley Brandebura receives funding from NIH NINDS and NIA. Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in Down syndrome, ...

Rebecca and Luke Chambers keep an eye on Cal Chambers as he climbs a ladder at one of his favorite places, the playground at John Venezia Community Park on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (The Gazette, ...