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 ...

Recent research suggests that behavioral and environmental strategies could extend meal duration and reduce the amount of ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) appears to be important in the development of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and its progression towards heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) ...

Researchers have made significant strides in the fight against Alzheimer's disease by enrolling the first individual with Down syndrome in a clinical trial aimed at preventing the onset of this ...

The fear she felt when her 22-year-old son Charles “CJ” Keeter — nonverbal, with Down syndrome and autism — went missing still haunts her. CJ has the cognitive ability of a 3-year-old.

Hello, it’s Sonja in Frankfurt, bringing back insights from a trip to the German town of Ingelheim about an emerging competitor in the market for weight-loss drugs. More on that in a bit, but ...

Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition characterized ... thyroid dysfunctions, and obesity. Early childhood intervention, screening for common problems, medical treatment where indicated ...

New York, NY, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is pleased to welcome John McGuire to its Board of Directors. John is a Partner and the Global Head of ...

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Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...

John Cassidy Cassidy has been a staff writer since 1995, and writes The Financial Page, a column about economics and politics. A week after Donald Trump shocked the world by imposing punitive ...

HealthDay News — From 2008-2011 to 2020-2023, there was an increase in the prevalence of obesity among youth and adults with type 1 diabetes, and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) ...