Caterina Scorsone walks through a snowy neighborhood with daughter Pippa, 8, as they celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. The ...

While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the ...

The ovary is the female gonad, which houses egg cells. Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have, and each egg is ...

The ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, typically shorten as an organism ages. But when some fat-tail dwarf lemurs ...

World Down Syndrome Awareness Day is always March 21st, representing the triplicate of the 21st chromosome. Gigi’s Playhouse will be hosting a party on Friday and ...

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, affecting brain and body development. It leads to ...

The debate about transgender women athletes in competitive sports has been going on for years. In the United States, President Donald Trump recently signed a decree banning trans women athletes from ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

It is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division result in an extra full or even partial copy of chromosome 21.

Scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new ...

In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...