As many countries celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, a panel of pro-life leaders and scholars is calling attention to the threat that prenatal testing poses to preborn children who are ...

LONDON -- Using ultrasound to look for the nose bone in early pregnancy could help to identify Down syndrome babies sooner, new research suggests. Some experts say the test, described for the first ...

Down syndrome slows mental and physical development, and people with it usually show mild to moderate disability in intellect and skills for everyday living. Physically, they often have a flat face ...

A Portland couple is being bombarded with calls and hate mail after suing a hospital over a botched test for Down Syndrome. An Oregon jury awarded the couple $2.9 million, after the couple argued they ...

By Dr Lynda Nazareth Down’s syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities that affects approximately 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide, according to the World Health ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - There's a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer hinges on whether they're older than 35. This week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

A baby was born with a syndrome so rare it doesn’t have a name – after doctors spotted his “beautiful” wide eyes. Oska-Gray ...

BANGALORE/CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Sequenom Inc shot up 17 percent on Monday amid speculations that the genetic analysis products maker may soon release positive results on its prenatal ...

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sequenom Inc said it has removed almost its entire top management team as a result of a scandal involving mishandling of research and critical data on its prenatal Down ...

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult ...

A 2012 study that compiled data from 24 studies between 1995 and 2011 found that more than two-thirds of preborn children who were diagnosed with Down syndrome in the womb were killed via abortion.