When it comes to matters of the heart, some conditions involve things we can impact, but others we have no control over. About one in 100 babies born in this country have some sort of heart defect.

Researchers have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21. Reducing the overactivity of this gene partially ...

Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved. This has been shown by a study by the University of Gothenburg. However, the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21. Reducing the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - About 40,000 babies born in the U.S. each year have a heart defect according to the CDC. It can be challenging, not only for the baby, but also for the families. Fox ...

Adults with both Down syndrome and congenital heart defects, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD), are showing remarkable resilience despite facing significant medical challenges, according to ...

Doctor-mom with infertility condition adopts girl from China. Dr. Catherine Ward-Melver embraces her adoptive daughter Zoe, who, like her, has Turner syndrome. Courtesy Akron Children's Hospital Aug.

About half of all babies born with Down syndrome have heart defects that may require high-risk surgery or ongoing monitoring depending on the severity of the condition. Now, scientists from the ...