Studies by a growing number of labs have identified neurological health benefits from exposing human volunteers or animal ...

Of those who get a Down syndrome diagnosis, more than 99 per cent choose to abort. The Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology ...

These risk factors include being a carrier of the gene that carries the chromosome mutation that causes Down Syndrome. This gene can be passed down to the children if either the mother or father ...

When the CF mutations are identified in the parents ... a false-negative result and have a baby born with, for example, Down syndrome. Genetic testing for some conditions for which there are ...

Researchers have dosed the first participant in a clinical trial of an investigational medicine designed to lower the amount ...

Makubalo stressed the need for improved support systems for people with Down syndrome, a genetic condition affecting up to one in 500 births each year in South Africa. She emphasised how crucial ...

The flowerpot snake's genetic and reproductive quirks may also provide insights into human trisomy conditions, such as Down syndrome. "For example ... which helps eliminate harmful mutations over time ...

One example is Down syndrome, in which the person has an extra copy of the genes found in chromosome 21. Not all mutations make a difference. Some "silent" mutations don’t change how the protein ...