LearningRx1 Attention | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 16

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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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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Developing brains at high risk from smart drugs

Jun 17, 2014 by

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....

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Alcoholism can lead to attention deficits

Jun 13, 2014 by

A new study of people with alcohol dependencies has found that certain high-level cognitive functions are negatively affected, including attention....

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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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