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People with Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21, experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy during the 20th century. In the early 1900s, less than 20% of newborns with Down syndrome survived past age 5. In the U.S. today,…

Eisa Khan, who has Down's syndrome, loves acting out scenes such as when police officers make an arrest and his dreams came true when he met an undercover officer

There were emotional scenes in the coroner’s court as one of Concepta Leonard’s friends broke down in tears saying she felt she let her down.

As fighting continues in Sudan between two military factions, tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes with aid workers warning women and children are being disproportionately affected by the violence. Also with the UN saying it will take us close to 300 years until the world reaches…