Attention Deficit Disorder News
December 25, 2024
Top Headlines
Nov. 21, 2024 Preschool children who struggle to control their emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- known as ADHD -- at age seven, a study suggests. Children aged between three and seven who are slower at ...
Oct. 14, 2024 Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- also known as ADHD -- is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with attention, focus and restlessness could in fact be undiagnosed ADHD, thanks ...
Sep. 24, 2024 Scientists conclude that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful -- if modest -- tools in improving the mental well-being of children and teens with anxiety, depression ...
Aug. 8, 2024 Research has found that medications play an important role in improving the quality of life of people with ADHD, but the authors suggest more support -- in addition to medications -- is ...
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Sep. 2, 2024 A UK survey has found huge variation in treatment for ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face once they turn 18. Researchers have warned that the current system is failing many young ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to develop ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Researchers have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain's frontal cortex and information processing centers ...
Mar. 11, 2024 Taking 'study drugs' like Adderall without a diagnosis is not only dangerous in itself, but can lead to other drug use and a decline in mental health, according to new ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Although several studies have linked smoking during pregnancy with neurodevelopmental disorders, the results of behavioral experiments in mice ...
Nov. 29, 2023 Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found significant differences in ...
Oct. 26, 2023 Youngest children in their class with ADHD are just as likely to keep the diagnosis when enter adulthood as older pupils in their year group. In the ...
Oct. 25, 2023 In a study of different types of distraction involving more than 1,000 participants, researchers statistically derived a novel measure -- dubbed the 'd factor' -- that could represent a person's ...
Oct. 17, 2023 Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than adults without ADHD, according to a new study. The study followed more than ...
Earlier Headlines
June 6, 2024 New research has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder ...
May 31, 2024 A new study found that household chaos and sleep hygiene are important factors in the relationship between sleep quality and ADHD symptoms in ...
May 23, 2024 An exploration into the national U.S. dataset on children ever diagnosed with ADHD has revealed an 'ongoing and ever-expanding' public health ...
Oct. 4, 2023 In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers found that older adult drivers with ADHD are ...
Sep. 18, 2023 Researchers investigated the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital ADHD medication errors among people younger than 20 years old reported to U.S. poison centers from 2000 through ...
July 5, 2023 Children taking a prescription stimulant to manage ADHD symptoms are not at a higher risk of substance use disorder as adolescents or young adults, according to new ...
Apr. 18, 2023 Information available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new ...
Feb. 9, 2023 A large international study has identified 27 loci in the human genome with genetic variants that increase the risk of ADHD. This is more than twice as many as previous studies have ...
Jan. 16, 2023 On Blue Monday -- supposedly the gloomiest day of the year -- a study shows adults with high levels of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to experience anxiety ...
Dec. 20, 2022 Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new ...
Dec. 8, 2022 For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta, making it one of the most widely ...
Dec. 8, 2022 Genetic predisposition to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease later in life, study ...
Nov. 16, 2022 Researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study found that individuals diagnosed with ...
Sep. 29, 2022 New research has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioral issues in childhood and ...
Sep. 15, 2022 Adults with ADHD are at greater risk of developing a range of cardiovascular diseases than those without the condition, according to a large observational ...
Sep. 8, 2022 Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity may be twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to those whose mothers did not have obesity, ...
Aug. 12, 2022 Among children born at term (37--41 weeks), those born before 39 weeks are more likely to experience symptoms associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new ...
July 13, 2022 In a study that followed preterm infants for seven years, investigators found that children who received greater quantities of maternal milk both during and after time in the neonatal intensive care ...
June 17, 2022 Researchers found that recordings from the retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing a potential ...
May 19, 2022 Pharmacologic treatment in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders reduces the risk of substance use later in life, especially in ADHD. Earlier-onset and longer-lasting treatment were ...
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- Researchers Gain a Better Understanding of How the Most Commonly Used ADHD Medication Works
- Genetic Vulnerability to ADHD Signals Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Old Age
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- Medication Treatment of Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders Reduces the Later Onset of Substance Use Problems
- Diet Plays Key Role in ADHD Symptoms in Children
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- Micronutrients (Vitamins + Minerals) Show Benefit for Children With ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation