Ongoing imprecision in defining the autism spectrum will only impede progress in discovering the causes of the condition.

“Tabon Man is the oldest confirmed modern human to have been found in the Philippines. His bones, evidence of existence of Homo sapiens between 37,000 and 47,000 years ago, were discovered in Tabon ...

Religion has historically functioned as both an ideological force and a mechanism for social regulation, evolving through ...

BAGUIO CITY (PIA) – A clinical geneticist clarified the common misconceptions about Down Syndrome (DS). Dr. Mary Erika Orteza of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center emphasized that DS is ...

Government describes handicapped as "idiots" and "imbeciles" in a resolution that is heavily criticised by campaigners; ...

As an example, some scientists and physicians evidently believed that the shape of the eyes of many people with Down syndrome was due to expression of “inferior” “mongoloid” genes.

She writes that her Mongoloid phenotypes have remained marginalised in the “Indian face” and describes how migrants from the northeast of India to the “mainland” battle racial violence in ...

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The risk of severe outcomes following respiratory tract infections is significantly increased in individuals over 60 years, especially in those with chronic medical conditions, i.e., hypertension, ...