BETHESDA, Md. – Researchers have identified a novel gene mutation that causes X-linked mental retardation for which there was no previously known molecular diagnosis, according to an article to be ...

The 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games begin in less than a month. The Triangle will be filled with athletes from around the world, all of whom have mental retardation. Take a moment to think ...

Noel P. Thompson loves his life at the University of Southern Maine. He studies entrepreneurial marketing, has a paid internship helping a local bank with its clerical work and event planning, and ...

The goal of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is to increase the public's awareness and understanding of people who have mental retardation and other developmental ...

A gene mutation that shrivels brain cells may be responsible for the mental retardation seen in Down syndrome, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday. The finding suggests there may be a way to interfere ...

The genetic and molecular basis of mental retardation, which may affect up to 3% of the human population, is unclear. In the 28 June Science, Virginie Vervoort and colleagues report that mutations in ...

Researchers said they have partially reversed in mice a common cause of autism and mental retardation, and said it might be possible to design a drug that would do the same thing for people. They ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Is the term "mental retardation" offensive? Some residents and politicians think so. In the Missouri General Assembly, Senate ...

Care for common mental health problems in medium-resourced countries has been conceptualized by the World Health Organization as needing to be provided by primary health care personnel, in particular ...

Wake County prosecutors objected Thursday to a motion for a pre-trial hearing to assess a murder suspect's mental capacity. Instead, District Attorney Colon Willoughby wants to have the motion for ...

A 27-year-old man with a severe intellectual disability has died while fighting in Ukraine, exposing what human rights groups describe as a disturbing pattern in Russia’s military recruitment.