Pediatric researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a new syndrome that causes a rare intellectual disability and may be treatable through an amino acid supplement that ...

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

PHILADELPHIA, April 4 (UPI) --Researchers in Philadelphia identified a genetic mutation causing a rare, specific type of intellectual disability in children, according to a new study. The Children's ...

Pediatric researchers, using high-speed DNA sequencing tools, have identified a new syndrome that causes intellectual disability. Drawing on knowledge of the causative gene mutation, the scientists' ...

Emily Scott has been part of the West Chester University family for a long time. In her first year of life, West Chester students learning about child development regularly visited Emily and her twin ...

Scientists have found a gene responsible for an intellectual disability disorder and proven how it works. The research, details the role of a gene called BCL11A in a new intellectual disability ...

An important link has been found between the intellectual disability seen in children with Joubert Syndrome and defects in a specific part of the brain. An important link has been found between the ...