Link Between Western Diet And ADHDA new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a 'Western-style' diet in adolescents. The research findings have just been published online in the international Journal of Attention Disorders...
Top Of The List For Dropping Out Of High School - ADHD, Conduct Disorder And SmokingTeens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States - are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious, a large national study by researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine has found...
Widely Used Chemicals Linked To ADHD In ChildrenA new study led by a team of Boston University School of Public Health researchers suggests a link between polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs), industrial compounds which are widely used in many consumer products, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children...
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Advances SPN812 Into Phase IIa U.S. Clinical Trial For ADHDSupernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a Phase IIa U.S. clinical trial of its product candidate SPN812 for the treatment of ADHD in adults. The trial is a proof-of-concept, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy adults aged 18 to 64, inclusive, with ADHD. Supernus expects to enroll 50 subjects in the study at 5 sites across the United States...
TV Viewing, Video Game Play Contribute To Kids' Attention ProblemsParents looking to get their kid's attention - or keeping them focused at home and in the classroom - should try to limit their television viewing and video game play. That's because a new study led by three Iowa State University psychologists has found that both viewing television and playing video games are associated with increased attention problems in youths...
World's Largest ADHD Study Underway At UQ, AustraliaBrisbane researchers are almost halfway through the biggest ever study into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - and they are seeking additional research participants. Queensland Brain Institute neuroscientists are hoping to study more than 600 families, as they work towards identifying risk genes for the disorder...
Brain Study Highlights Role Of Dopamine In Impulsive BehaviorIt's a common scenario: you're on a diet, determined to give up eating cakes, but as you pass the cake counter, all resolve disappears... Now, scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London) have shed light on the brain processes that affect our will power and make us act impulsively...
Link Between ADHD, Low Maternal Education, Lone Parents And Welfare BenefitsA major study of more than a million children has found strong links between receiving medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and limited maternal education, single parent families and welfare benefits, according to the June issue of Acta Paediatrica Swedish experts teamed up to carry out what they believe is the first study of risk factors for ADHD i...