Depression is the main cause of illness and disability in adolescents worldwide, and road traffic injuries are the top cause of death, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO ...

Not only can chronic low back pain limit the ability of a person to walk, work, sleep, and socialize, but it can also ...

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, with over 600 million people living with the condition. This is one of the key takeaways of our June 2023 study published in the journal ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people ...

After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) designated disabled people ...

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 ...

A global research collaboration has revealed a hidden cause of a rare intellectual disorder associated with severe language delay, epileptic seizures, motor impairment and brain abnormalities. The ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and collaborators at the University of Bristol, KU Leuven, and the NIHR BioResource, have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused ...

A newly identified recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) linked to variants in the RNU2-2 gene may be among the most common genetic causes of intellectual disability and epilepsy, new research ...

ABLE accounts, which allow saving up to $100,000 without jeopardizing benefits, are being expanded, with new legislation ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...