LearningRx1 adhd | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 13

Obesity associated with ADHD in females

Mar 18, 2016 by

Research published in “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” indicates that women with childhood ADHD have double the risk of developing obesity during childhood and adulthood, compared with females who don’t have ADHD....

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Researchers identify a cell type in brain integral to attention...

Feb 6, 2016 by

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm who were studying mice found that the activity of the PV cells reflected the animals’ level of attention....

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Distractibility trait predisposes some to attentional lapses

Jan 9, 2016 by

There’s new research indicating that people vary not only according to personality traits, but also by cognitive traits like distractibility....

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ODD may correlated with aging biomarkers in preschool

Aug 3, 2015 by

Four- and five-year-olds with ODD are more likely to have shorter telomeres, something that’s typically found in aging adult cells. Shorter telomeres are linked to greater risks of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer....

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Study says children with ADHD learn better when fidgeting

May 25, 2015 by

A study out of the University of Central Florida is suggesting that children with ADHD learn better when they are fidgeting....

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New foolproof method to diagnose ADHD

Dec 22, 2014 by

Medical professionals now have an objective tool to accurately diagnose ADHD: involuntary eye movements. A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered the foolproof, affordable and accessible diagnostic tool....

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