Recently, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and his wife Gwen shared with People magazine that their son has a non-verbal learning disability (NVLD). What does that mean? From the name, you’d think ...

But verbal learning stood out as the most closely tied to the number of new brain cells. This was a surprising twist. In rodent models, neurogenesis is usually linked to spatial navigation and less to ...

When raising a child with a learning disorder, many parents are quick to worry about the challenges their child will face. But Tim Walz sees his son Gus' non-verbal learning disorder as a strength.

Midway through Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's keynote address Wednesday night accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president, he turned to his family and said: "Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are ...