A unique blood test that can help diagnose learning disabilities in babies by analyzing their genetic code has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The lab test is able to detect ...

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The assessment for dementia is best done by a multidisciplinary team. They should all be specialists in learning disabilities, apart from the GP, who may not be a specialist. This team is likely to ...

World Cancer Day is about acknowledging the progress we have made against this terrifying disease, but also about making plans for how we make new and valuable progress. It should also mark a moment ...

This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

A health charity is calling for GPs to routinely check patients for Fragile X syndrome, as knowledge about the condition remains alarmingly low among the public. It's been flagged that there's a ...

A bowel support service created by learning disability nurses has improved constipation management in adults with intellectual disability. This project won the Continence Promotion and Care category ...

Performing certain tasks, doing things that used to be easy or maintaining links with the community and other people may become more difficult as people with a learning disability grow older. Care and ...

Healthcare staff providing care for people with a learning disability often deliver intimate personal care and have access to confidential information about vulnerable clients. Awareness of ...

People of all ages with all levels of learning disabilities can be affected by mental health problems. When a person is not able to describe or express their distress, and when they have coexisting ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...