Multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic. Children exposed to two or more anesthetics before age 3 had more than double the incidence of ADHD than children who had no exposure, says David Warner, M.D., a [...]
According to new research, a baby born to a mother with gestational diabetes mellitus, diabetes that is brought about by pregnancy, and who is poor appears to be at far greater risk for eventually developing childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — 14 times greater than children exposed to neither. Researchers led by Yoko Nomura, [...]
Researchers have discovered genetic variations that appear to influence important brain signaling pathways implicated in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pediatric scientists believe the discovery could lead to a new treatment option for ADHD, a disorder that affects up to half a million U.S. children. “At least 10 percent of the ADHD patients in our sample [...]
A new report suggests that women’s use of medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has more than doubled in the past decade, surpassing use of these kinds of meds by men. According to the report published by Medco Health Solutions, the number of women on ADHD drugs was 2.5 times higher than [...]
Brain scans may become an effective way of testing whether a drug designed for attention-deficit disorder can raise dopamine levels, according to research at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In a previous mouse study, the same group discovered that by raising dopamine levels they could improve attention problems caused by neurofibromatosis [...]
Nearly one-third of young adults diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) go on to develop some form of substance abuse problem, according to a new study slated for the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reviewed two long-term studies and found that ADHD alone significantly increases the [...]
Siblings may have more influence on each other than previously imagined. New research has discovered that individuals who have a sibling with both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) face a greater risk of developing both conditions than do siblings of those with ADHD alone. Deficient emotional self-regulation means displaying excessive [...]
A Swedish study finds that premature birth — even by as little as a few weeks — is linked to a greater likelihood of later being prescribed medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study adds to previous research that has demonstrated that both severe prematurity and low birth weight are risk [...]
What many people have known for awhile — that experiencing nature and the outdoors benefits our mental and physical health — is increasingly buttressed by research, according to a leading researcher who has worked with the U.S. Congress and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Through the decades, parks advocates, landscape architects, and popular [...]
A diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) usually indicates a number of challenges, but a new study suggests there may be benefits as well. As reported in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, psychologists discovered adults with ADHD enjoyed more creative achievement than those who didn’t have the disorder. “For the same reason that ADHD might [...]
