Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...

A local family is collecting shoe donations. The Kohls want to adopt a 3-year-old from Colombia with Down Syndrome.

Some 10-15 percent of children with Down syndrome also have autism, but diagnosis is often difficult. Now new findings from a 16-year study published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research ...

With early intervention, multidisciplinary therapy and training, children with special needs can mainstream themselves, says ...

Kirstin Czernek and her husband share four kids, three of whom were adopted. Their two younger children have Down syndrome Elizabeth Adele Photography Influencer Kirstin Czernek and her husband, Tomas ...

Five children from Southern Maryland will appear in the annual National Down Syndrome Society Times Square video in New York City this Saturday. The one-hour video will show over 500 photographs ...

I’M MARIBEL GONZALEZ. A YOUNG CHILD FROM THE UPSTATE WILL SOON BE FEATURED IN TIMES SQUARE. FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO SEE. AND IT’S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME. THREE YEAR ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — October is a month of awareness for many causes, including down syndrome. Not only is it a time to raise awareness, but to celebrate the abilities of people living with the condition.

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, ...

Harrison Dayton loves his food and toys, but his parents remember his time in the NICU all too well."We would shake him and be like, 'Come on, take a breath' — just hearing his crying and not being ...

A fossil fragment from Spain suggests a Neanderthal child may have had Down syndrome and survived for years despite severe ...