Anesthesia Exposure Linked To ADHD In Children
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner, M...

Improved Behavior For Children With ADHD Taking Part In Physical Activity Program
While children who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle with hyperactive-impulses and have trouble maintaining attention, a recent study found that a structured physical activity program may help to improve their muscular capacities, motor skills, behavior assessments, and the ability to process information...

Positive Response For Children With ADHD In Study Of Combination Therapy
While pharmacologic agents have a demonstrated efficacy in children with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), some children have suboptimal response to a single pharmacologic agent. A recent study by Dr. Timothy E...

Gestational Diabetes Linked To ADHD Risk In Offspring
According to a report Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, babies who are born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy and/or living in low income households, have a higher risk of subsequently developing ADHD during childhood...

Adderall Shortage Set To Continue
Adderall is a stimulant used to treat ADHD, but it's also a controlled substance due to the addictive qualities of the drug. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) monitors and controls how much of the base ingredients to manufacture the drug can be distributed to pharmaceutical companies...

Risk Of ADHD In Children Increased By Gestational Diabetes And Low Socioeconomic Status
In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal gestational diabetes together may cause a 14-fold increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six year olds...

ADHD Drugs Do Not Raise Stroke, Heart Attack Or Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Young and middle-aged adults who are prescribed ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) drugs do not have a higher chance of developing serious cardiovascular events, such as sudden cardiac death, heart attack or stroke, researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...

How Our Brains Keep Us Focused
In a new study to appear in Neuron, scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) have uncovered mechanisms that help our brain to focus by efficiently routing only relevant information to perceptual brain regions...

Defects In Brain Signaling Pathways Suggested By New Gene Study Of ADHD
Pediatric researchers analyzing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signaling pathways. The study raises the possibility that drugs acting on those pathways might offer a new treatment option for patients with ADHD who have those gene variants - potentially, half a million U.S. children...

ADHD - Four Genes Linked To The Disorder
Four gene variants, all members of the glutamate receptor gene family, appear to be involved in vital brain signaling pathways in a sub-set of children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), researchers from the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reported in the journal Nature Genetics...

fMRI Reveals Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted In Children With ADHD
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that may serve as a biomarker for the disorder, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...

Women Need ADHD Meds As Well ...
ADHD is usually thought of as a predominantly male problem, but a new report from Medco Health Solutions shows the number of women taking medication for ADHD is rising rapidly. Researchers studied trends in the use of mental health medications among about 2.5 million insured Americans and found that the number of women aged 20 to 44 on ADHD medicines shot up 250% from 2001 to 2010...

Performance Linked To Changes In Human Brain Structure Function: Findings Explore Complexities Of How The Brain Learns, Stores, And Recalls Info
New research just released provides insight into one of neuroscience's most intriguing mysteries: how the human brain learns and remembers...

Brain Chemistry Directly Altered By Parasite
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. Their findings are the first to demonstrate that a parasite found in the brain of mammals can affect dopamine levels...

FDA Says ADHD Medications Are OK
Good news for parents with over active children, the FDA confirmed that a study, which included more than one million children and young adults (2-24 years), showed that cardiovascular problems are not associated with ADHD medications. Looking at a total of more than 2...