Texas HHSC observes Down Syndrome Awareness Month, focusing on the genetic condition and promoting early intervention ...

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During her 20-week anatomy scan, doctors detected the congenital heart condition, an atrioventricular septal defect. While ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month is recognized through October. Here's everything you need to know about the condition that ...

The NIPT is performed using cell-free placental DNA from maternal blood to screen for aneuploidies: trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards’ syndrome) or trisomy 13 (Patau’s syndrome), and ...

Nutritional therapist Nicky Clark spoke to Newsweek about the advice she gives to parents of children with Down syndrome.

Approximately one in every 775 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome, according to the National Down Syndrome Society. I learned this statistic firsthand when my daughter Molly ...

Yourgene Health has announced the installation of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) workflow at medical organisation Genetix in Colombia. The first NIPT service will utilise Yourgene’s IONA Nx NIPT ...

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The National Down Syndrome Society has called the doll "a huge step forward for inclusion." Mattel’s Barbie is one of the most iconic American brands. Since 1959, we’ve followed Barbara ...

That’s right- by testing the mother's blood sample, doctors can tell if the baby is at risk for certain chromosomal conditions like Down syndrome, all without any needles poking near the baby.