A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

The learning ability of children with Down Syndrome may vary from child to child and it may typically range from mild to ...

Scientists discover that women's second X chromosome awakens later in life, expressing genes that protect the brain from ...

The ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, typically shorten as an organism ages. But when some fat-tail dwarf lemurs ...

Healthcare providers can check for Down syndrome either during pregnancy or after the child's birth. Understanding and ...

Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help ...

Human biology is not black and white. Although newborns are typically categorized as male or female at birth based on visible ...

The culmination of a grandfather’s love and a rare disorder resulted in a music festival that is in its second year. It aims ...

Much was made of the potential health risks that stranded Nasa astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams ...

While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the ...