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 ...

Research suggests that different types of intellectual disabilities may benefit from common therapeutic approaches - Brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders ...

UCLA Health researchers have identified a potential drug target for treating Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic ...

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with a mental disorder, nearly double the number recorded in 1990.

University of Iowa professors are using fruit flies to identify what genes cause intellectual disability, a common and often lifelong condition that limits people’s intellectual function and social ...

TORONTO, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - A gene involved in some forms of intellectual disability has been identified by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as published this month in The ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare genetic cause of intellectual disability in a historically overlooked part of the human genome: so-called junk DNA. This knowledge could someday help to diagnose some ...

Blocking the brain protein EPAC2 reverses sensory hypersensitivity, social deficits, and seizures in Fragile X syndrome.

Correspondence to Dr Leanne Hassett, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales NSW 2050, Australia; ...