Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that ...

Scientists are laying the groundwork for treating one of the most common genetic conditions in humans. Research out today ...

By Nancy Lapid April 17 (Reuters) - Researchers have developed a modified version of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that in ...

Characterized by an array of physical and intellectual symptoms, Down syndrome affects one in 700 babies today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And though ...

Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...

World Down Syndrome Day was observed on March 21, or 3/21, a date chosen to reflect the genetic cause of Down syndrome: an extra copy of the 21st chromosome, known as trisomy 21.Down syndrome is the ...

Scientists mapped human brain development in Down syndrome at a cellular level, discovering that stem cells "rush" to become ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding ...

It may be possible to identify which pre-cancerous cells will develop into a rare type of blood cancer, due to new research ...

Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development and function of the nervous system, new research suggests. Restoring the ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.