Study says ADHD drugs don’t increase suicide risk
A new study from Sweden indicates that ADHD drugs don’t increase the risk of suicide attempts or suicide....
read moreBrains of adults with ADHD different than those who outgrew it...
Brain scans of adults with ADHD are different from adults who outgrew it.MIT neuroscientists used fMRIs to study the brains of both groups while they remained unfocused on anything. The adults with ADHD who outgrew it had a “normal...
read moreAbnormal iron levels in the brain may be a biomarker for ADHD...
A recent study found that patients with ADHD who have NOT had psychostimulant medication (like Ritalin) have much lower iron levels than those with ADHD who HAD used the meds and healthy children and adolescents, indicating that psychostimulant meds...
read moreDeveloping brains at high risk from smart drugs
So-called “smart drugs” like Ritalin are misused and abused by many young adults and new research indicates that there are potential lasting side effects, including a long-term decrease in plasticity....
read moreAlcoholism can lead to attention deficits
A new study of people with alcohol dependencies has found that certain high-level cognitive functions are negatively affected, including attention....
read moreADHD and obesity link may be due to stimulant meds, not the disorder...
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health indicates that the link between obesity and ADHD in children may be due to stimulant medication used to treat ADHD, not the disorder itself....
read moreBrain’s anti-distraction system discovered
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the brain’s anti-distraction system. The finding indicates that there’s a possibility that environmental and genetic factors may suppress a certain activity in the brain that helps us prevent distraction....
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