' Idol' Singer Clay Aiken May Serve Bush
October 26, 2011
The committee was established in 1961 by President John Kennedy as the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. A White House press release said President Bush intends to make...

Late appeal filed by doomed Texas killer
October 30, 2011
The appeal again raised the issue that Garcia suffered from mental retardation and should not be executed for the slayings of Officer Garza and Garcia's wife, Jessica.''...

Convicted child killer execution date set
September 22, 2011
Esparza's attorney asked that the execution be postponed until next year so an investigation could be made for an appeal base on mental retardation claims.'' We're glad that...

Boosting neurotransmitter could reverse Down Syndrome: study
January 13, 2012
Boosting a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine in sufferers of Down Syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children...

Georgia court shuns retarded killer's plea
June 14, 2011
ATLANTA, June 13 (UPI) -- Killers in Georgia must meet a high standard of proof of mental retardation to avoid execution... The court said mental retardation was not analogous to incompetence to stand trial, where... To be an outlier in this context is not for...

Bachmann says vaccine retardation claim not hers
September 19, 2011
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Monday she was not arguing that a vaccine intended to prevent cervical cancer caused mental retardation ...

Charges settled in prank- call shock therapy case
May 25, 2011
The Rotenberg Center houses children and adults with autism, mental retardation and other behavioral and psychiatric disorders. It is believed to be the only school of its type...

Bioethicist challenges Bachmann on vaccine claim
September 16, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A prominent bioethicist has offered $10,000 to charity if Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can prove her claim that a vaccination caused mental retardation ...

Deciphering the Tools of Nature's Zombies
December 09, 2012 | MetaFilter