The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that advocates say could have major implications for how intellectual disability is defined. The high court will consider Hamm v. Smith on ...

The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests. By Ann E. Marimow Reporting from Washington The ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability when the death penalty is on the table in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to ...

For half a century, the U.S. has been achieving one of the most important civil rights victories most Americans have never heard of: closing the large institutions that once warehoused people with ...

On a typical morning at Joyful Music Therapy, the sound of music and instructors leading sessions fills the room. The ...

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Human brains are built to grow for years, yet for some children that growth is cut short, leaving them with smaller heads, developmental delays and lifelong disability. Scientists are now closing in ...

If we want to avoid making AI agents a huge new attack surface, we’ve got to treat agent memory the way we treat databases: with firewalls, audits, and access privileges. The pace at which large ...

A team of Australian and international scientists has, for the first time, created a full picture of how errors unfold over time inside a quantum computer—a breakthrough that could help make future ...

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