Retardation

Scientists isolate mental retardation gene

Toronto: With the help of a new sequencing technology, scientists have isolated a gene linked to mental retardation. Mental retardation, also called intellectual disability, denotes certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of oneself, and social skills. John Vincent, senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and colleagues, identified defects on the gene MAN1B1, among five families having children with...

Bhullar's wife asks SC to commute death sentence

New Delhi: Pleading that a mentally imbalanced person should not be executed, the wife of terrorist Devender Pal Singh Bhullar has urged the Supreme Court to quash his death penalty and commute it to life term. In a fresh writ petition filed by senior counsel K T S Tulsi, the convict's wife Navaneet Kaur submitted that carrying out the death penalty would amount to 'cruelty' and would be 'inhuman' and...

3 in 2000 babies born with Down's Syndrome

Port of Spain: Following a perfect start on the West Indies tour, India would like to take the momentum from their Twenty20 victory into the five-match ODI series that begins here on Monday. The team will continue to be led by stand-in skipper Suresh Raina in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is resting back home along with Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan. Also missed will be Virender Sehwag...

Yamuna's water not potable, contains Ammonia

Johannesburg: South African coach Corrie van Zyl rues that the SuperSport Park pitch at Centurion has slowed down but feels that there should be enough mongrel in the strip to bother the Indian top-order in the first Test starting December 16. The Test venue on which the Proteas have had most success isn't what it used to be but van Zyl is still hopeful that there would be some pace...

Dogs as angels for special children

Jidd Special School in Thane for therapy treats specially-abled children with Animal Assisted Therapy. ...