Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to review certain heritable conditions related to ...

PHOENIX, AZ. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Pekas Smith, an Arizona disability law firm, has released guidance addressing how mental health conditions can qualify for Social Security ...

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability. They say the disorder may affect as many as one in 20,000 young people. Those with the disorder share a number ...

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 sudden sensation of numbness? The nagging headache that just won’t quit? That weird weakness in your leg? They’re all symptoms of neurological disorders — a family of conditions that affects more ...

In the early 2000s, I was in graduate school earning my PhD in the field of microscopy. Optical microscopy images are rampant with red and green fluorescent labels. It embarrasses me to confess that I ...

Learning disorders are common, and despite their name, are complex problems with broad psychological impact. They require multifaceted interventions spanning both psychological and academic skills ...

Anorexia is an eating disorder and a mental health condition that can be straining on both a physical and an emotional level. While eating disorders, including anorexia, are classified as mental ...

Members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) staged a ...

A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and memory in mice. A gene previously linked to intellectual disability has been found to regulate learning and ...