The Scientist

Glutamatergic Synapses Act as a Hub for Intellectual Disability

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

New genetic cause of intellectual disability potentially uncovered in 'junk DNA'

Mutations in "junk DNA" could be responsible for rare genetic cases of intellectual disability, new research hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Ars Technica

Mutations in a non-coding gene associated with intellectual disability

Almost 1,500 genes have been implicated in intellectual disabilities; yet for most people with such disabilities, genetic causes remain unknown. Perhaps this is in part because geneticists have been ...

NDIS tool to determine support not tested on variety of disability types – including diverse autism, experts warn

Exclusive: Experts also alarmed ICAN tool – a three-hour interview – may be conducted by people with no allied health background ...
Medical Xpress

Pathological mechanism of intellectual disability caused by haploinsufficiency may be a disorder of excitatory synapses

In this study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers generated and analyzed Rp58 heterozygous mice as a model of RP58/ZBTB18 haploinsufficiency and were able to clarify the following four ...
EurekAlert!

Gene identified as cause of some forms of intellectual disability

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Intellectual disability more common in families with substance use disorder

Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...