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Mechanism of Calming Hyperactivity By Psychostimulant Drugs Identified
It has long been known that psychostimulant drugs have the paradoxical effect of reducing hyperactivity. [Psychostimulant drugs include methylphenidate – known by the trade names Ritalin, Concerta, and Methylin – and methamphetamine]. Since the mid-1950s,...
Gestational Diabetes And Low Socioeconomic Status Linked with Increased Risk of ADHD in Offspring
Children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socioeconomic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics...
Genes a Major Force on Reading Achievement As is the Environment on Math in ADHD
Humans are not born as blank slates for nature to write on. Neither are they behaving on genes alone. Research by Lee A. Thompson, chair of Case Western Reserve University’s Psychological Sciences Department, and colleagues found that the link between...
Creativity is an Upside to ADHD
Parents who believe that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder makes their kids more creative got a little more scientific support recently. A new study in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences found adults with ADHD enjoyed more creative...
Kids with ADHD Much More Likely to Develop Substance Abuse Problems As They Age
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, or ADD) are two to three times more likely than children without ADHD to later develop serious substance abuse problems in adolescence and adulthood, report UCLA psychologists and colleagues...
Disconnect Shown Between Brain Regions in ADHD
Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute.
Teenagers’ Mental Health Affects How Long They Stay in School
Queen’s University researcher Steven Lehrer has won a prestigious international award in recognition of his contributions to health economics. A professor in Queen’s School of Policy Studies and Department of Economics, Dr. Lehrer shares the...
