Many adults with Down syndrome live independently, hold jobs, and lead full and happy lives. Learn how the condition affects ...

When Melissa Hart’s brother was born in 1975, doctors told her parents, “Oh, he’s never going to amount to anything. You need to put him in an institution.” Hart’s brother had Down syndrome, which ...

“We were not even to the center of the mall, and I heard somebody going, ‘sir, sir, sir,'” she explained. That person was ...

An ambitious new research effort seeks to follow thousands of individuals with Down syndrome from infancy to adulthood in order to learn more about the chromosomal disorder. The project from the ...

Emma McLean is a 6-year-old girl who loves Taylor Swift, reading books, playing the drums and hanging with her little sister. While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down ...

A woman who is one of the oldest people in the world to have Down Syndrome has celebrated her 80th birthday. Born in 1945, and one of six siblings, Elizabeth Eastley was only expected to live until ...

About half of all children with Down syndrome are born with a heart abnormality. By age 40, about half of all people with Down Syndrome will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A coffee company founded in Raleigh that employs people with Down syndrome and other disabilities, is ...

Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her. The ...

Mattel, the toy company that makes Barbie, has launched a new Barbie doll with Down syndrome in a push to be more inclusive.