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As October marks World Down Syndrome Awareness Month, it’s an opportune time to learn and support those with the condition.
About 5,700 babies are born in the U.S. with Down syndrome each year, and more than 400,000 people in the country currently live with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The life expectancy of those with the condition has increased dramatically over the years. In 1983, it was just 25 years old, but it is now 60, per the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
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Below is everything you need to know about Down syndrome and how you can help spread awareness about it.
Read on …
Down syndrome is a condition in which a baby is born with an extra chromosome.
Chromosomes determine how the body forms and functions. Those born with an extra chromosome experience changes in the way the body and brain develop.
A baby is typically born with 46 chromosomes. A baby with Down syndrome ..

Sleep is crucial, especially for pregnant women.
Inadequate sleep during pregnancy can have many negative effects, including neurodevelopmental delays for the child, according to a new study.
The research, published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, examined the effects of short sleep duration (SSD) — defined as sleeping fewer than seven hours per night — on pregnant women.
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The China-based researchers analyzed sleep data from 7,059 mother-child pairs from three Chinese hospitals. The children were screened for developmental delays from 6 months to 3 years old.
Insufficient sleep during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of delays in nervous system development, the researchers found.
«Our findings highlight the importance of addressing sleep quality during pregnancy to potentially mitigate the risk of long-term cognitive and behavioral issues in children,»..

Two best friends in Florida got to experience one of life’s most meaningful experiences together — becoming mothers — and it was caught on camera.
It started in May 2024, when Carolynn Shada announced her pregnancy to her best friend, Kali Gaynor — only to get a surprise of her own when her friend said she was also expecting.
«Our due dates were eight days apart, so we always joked around with the idea that we all could be at the hospital at the same time,» she wrote on Instagram.
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«NEVER did we ever think our BOYS would be born on the same day.»
Yet that’s exactly what happened — in August, the best friends went into labor and delivered their baby boys on the same day, in the same hospital.
«Her precious baby boy was born a bit after 12AM on Tuesday,» Shada wrote of her friend.
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«The hospital we were at was at a max capacity, so a few hou..

It’s well known that Ben Franklin was a morning person. In his «Poor Richard’s Almanac,» he famously said, «Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.»
But what did Ben Franklin do when he got up early? What was his morning ritual?
That is less well known. In his autobiography, Ben Franklin wrote that the first thing he did when he woke up each day was to ask himself the following question: «What good shall I do this day?» (See the video at the top of this article.)
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I love Ben Franklin’s ritual.
For most of my adult life, my default morning thoughts included questions such as, «What annoying tasks do I have to do this day?» and «What terrible things have happened in the world that I’ll read about when I open my laptop?»
Nowadays, I try instead to do what Ben Franklin advises: I ask myself, «What good can I do today?»
Written on a piece of paper, it now hangs ..

Super-processed, packaged foods have become prevalent in U.S. diets — and experts are warning of the potential effects.
Recent research has shown that 60% of Americans' daily caloric intake comes from ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
A study published by the BMJ revealed that exposure to UPFs was associated with 32 poor health outcomes, including mental, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and metabolic complications.
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Some of the linked conditions include cancer, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes.
While America’s diet is 60% ultra-processed overall, registered dietitian nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein warned that consumption among American kids is even higher than that.
«With children, it’s actually over 70%,» the Los Angeles-based expert told Fox News Digital. «That is really wild when you think about it.»
«What we eat defines how our cells work, ..

Sleep is known to have amazing health benefits – but how much shuteye is too much?
The answer isn’t so straightforward, Dr. Chris Winter, a Virginia-based neurologist and sleep medicine specialist with Mattress Firm, told Fox News Digital.
«This is to some degree an impossible question to answer,» he wrote.
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As with food and other lifestyle factors, Winter explained that the ideal amount of sleep is a «dynamic range.»
«What is too much food for me might be an amazingly inadequate amount for an Olympic swimmer,» he said as an example.
For the average adult, sleep durations exceeding 11 to 12 hours would be considered «too much» and would start «prompting questions about sleep quality and sleep consistency,» Winter said.
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While getting too little sleep can cause many negative effects, an excess of slumber can pose risks like sleep inertia, which is the ..

A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an artificial intelligence-powered implant in his brain.
A year ago, Keith Thomas, 46, was only able to move his arms an inch. Today, after the groundbreaking procedure, he is able to extend his arm, grasp a cup and take a drink using only his thoughts and stimulation.
He has also regained more sensation in his wrist and arm, allowing him to feel the fur of his family’s dog.
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In 2020, Thomas was living on Long Island and working as a trader on Wall Street when he experienced a diving accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
«I dove into a swimming pool at a friend’s house between the shallow and deep end,» he told Fox News Digital. «I hit the bottom and broke my neck. I blacked out, and I couldn’t move.»
Thomas recalls getting loaded into a helicopter that took him to t..

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus.
As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country of Rwanda — which is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — has reported 27 cases of the virus and nine subsequent deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Most of the cases have affected health care workers at two health facilities in the city of Kigali, the same source stated.
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The patients are being cared for in hospitals, as noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sept. 29.
«Contact tracing is underway, with 300 contacts under follow-up,» WHO stated.
This is the first time the Marburg virus has been reported in Rwanda.
Similar to Ebola, Marburg is a «rare but severe hemorrhagic fever» that can cause «serious illness and death,» with a 20% to 90% fata..

An impromptu visit from Captain Jack Sparrow was a surprise treasure for some young cancer patients.
Actor Johnny Depp, who was in Spain for the San Sebastian Film Festival, dressed as the famous character from the popular «Pirates of the Caribbean» film series and dropped into the Osakidetza Donostia University Hospital.
Depp visited the pediatric and oncology wards, where he interacted with the delighted children and their families.
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A spokesperson from the hospital described the actor’s visit as «exciting, endearing and unforgettable.»
«Both the children admitted to the hospital and their families and professionals who were working at that time welcomed him with great enthusiasm and affection,» the spokesperson said.
«In a situation of illness, anyone, but especially children, greatly appreciates a distraction of this magnitude. It was a breath of fresh air, a magical moment in which t..

An impromptu visit from Captain Jack Sparrow was a surprise treasure for some young cancer patients.
Actor Johnny Depp, who was in Spain for the San Sebastian Film Festival, dressed as the famous character from the popular «Pirates of the Caribbean» film series and dropped into the Osakidetza Donostia University Hospital.
Depp visited the pediatric and oncology wards, where he interacted with the delighted children and their families.
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A spokesperson from the hospital described the actor’s visit as «exciting, endearing and unforgettable.»
«Both the children admitted to the hospital and their families and professionals who were working at that time welcomed him with great enthusiasm and affection,» the spokesperson said.
«In a situation of illness, anyone, but especially children, greatly appreciates a distraction of this magnitude. It was a breath of fresh air, a magical moment in which t..