SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Causes Of Mental Retardation Eunice Shriver, Special Olympics founder, dies  Aug 13, 2009 In the 1950s, as executive vice president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, she shifted the organization's focus from Catholic charities to research on the causes of mental retardation and humane ways to treat it. In 1963, the foundation, which had been established in honor of a brother killed in World War II, published fitness standards and tests for people with intellectual disabilities that became widely used. (San Francisco Chronicle) Protein Linked To Mental Retardation Controls Synapse Maturation, Plasticity  Jun 5, 2009 1, 2007) Scientists have discovered a biological process in brain cell development that may help explain some causes of mental retardation. This understanding may one day help other researchers develop. (Science Daily) Novel Approach To Treating Rett Syndrome Under Development  Mar 4, 2009 7, 2001) Researchers from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have created the long-awaited animal model for Rett syndrome, one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females with an. . (Science Daily) Back to Disabilities News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009