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 ...

First baseman Jake Burger and his wife, Ashlyn, launch a foundation on World Down Syndrome Day just months after having a baby girl born with trisomy 21 ...

Vicki Bencken recalled the story of a 7-year-old girl in India who was born with a cleft lip and palate. She was often ...

Down syndrome is a common chromosomal disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, leading to intellectual disabilities and ...

No, you don't get "sloth fever" from sloths, but you do get it from biting midges (also called "no-see-ums") and certain ...

The researchers identified 1248 major structural birth defects among 78,052 pregnancies: 1049 in unvaccinated people and 199 in vaccinated people (160.6 and 156.4 per 10,000 live births, respectively) ...

The quick actions of medical staff and a lifesaving emergency flight helped save a Queensland newborn battling a rare and ...

Your body needs small amounts of vitamins every day in order to work well. But when it comes to vitamin supplements, too much ...