LearningRx1 Attention | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 22

ADHD and trauma often linked

Jul 17, 2014 by

Researchers have found that kids with ADHD usually have significantly higher rates of trauma than those without ADHD, including poverty, divorce, neighborhood violence and substance abuse among family members....

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Study says ADHD drugs don’t increase suicide risk

Jul 16, 2014 by

A new study from Sweden indicates that ADHD drugs don’t increase the risk of suicide attempts or suicide....

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Brains of adults with ADHD different than those who outgrew it...

Jul 5, 2014 by

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...

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Abnormal iron levels in the brain may be a biomarker for ADHD...

Jul 1, 2014 by

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...

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Tracking selective attention in vets with TBIs

Jun 22, 2014 by

A new study from Boston University has shown why blast-exposed vets may still have auditory deficits, such as those that require them to focus on one sound source and ignore others....

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ADHD and obesity link may be due to stimulant meds, not the disorder...

May 24, 2014 by

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....

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The color yellow boosts concentration and alertness

May 20, 2014 by

The color yellow has been shown to boost concentration and alertness? It’s also a color that’s often associated with happiness....

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