Psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, alopecia areata, and other skin conditions are more common in people with Down syndrome ...

Researchers have dosed the first participant in a clinical trial of an investigational medicine designed to lower the amount of amyloid precursor protein (APP) for the potential treatment of Alzheimer ...

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has three copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two. The most common forms ...

The goal is to better understand Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome, allowing scientists to develop treatment ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Along with causing intellectual disability and physical health issues, this condition may make a person more prone to ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Individuals with Down syndrome have an elevated risk of childhood leukaemia and are suggested to have a reduced risk of solid tumours in adulthood. However, it remains unclear which cancer subtypes ...

Professor Rhonda Faragher AO is Director of the Down Syndrome Research Program in the School of Education at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is also Vice-President of Down Syndrome ...