Scientists have identified the genetic basis of a disorder causing intellectual disability, affecting approximately one in 20,000 young people. The disorder is characterized by symptoms including ...

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. And they hope their discovery leads to a ...

A new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders released this month includes changes to the definitions of both autism and intellectual disability that experts say will ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

FILE - This microscope image shows the 46 human chromosomes, blue, with telomeres appearing as white pinpoints. Scientists have found the genetic cause of a neurodevelopmental disorder that they ...

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. And they hope their discovery leads to a ...