While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

In a cohort of approximately 0.3 million patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with learning disabilities exhibited better glycaemic control but faced a higher risk for all-cause and ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS ...

The RCN Foundation has announced funding of up to £30,000 for registered nurses learning disability (RNLDs) to undertake a ...

Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning ...

A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...

This Down’s Syndrome Day (21st March), a local NHS trust is encouraging people who have a learning disability to have their annual physical health check.

Women taking paracetamol during pregnancy do not increase their child's risk of autism, ADHD or learning disability, ...