A new brain imaging study has found an individual’s willingness to work hard is strongly influenced by the levels of dopamine in three specific areas of the brain. In addition to shedding new light on how the brain works, the research, published May 2 in the Journal of Neuroscience, could have important implications for the [...]
After months of Americans being unable to fill their drug prescriptions for medications that are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that the shortages are expected to end this month. Many ADHD medications, such as Adderall, have been in short supply since 2011. [...]
A new Canadian study finds that the youngest children in a classroom are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their peers in the same grade. The younger children were also more likely to be prescribed medication. Experts report that ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children. The [...]
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 [...]
