The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...
After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...
New research from Washington University School of Medicine suggests that ADHD stimulant medications, such as Adderall and ...
ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...
Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...
Study shows a developmental lag in a certain brain area in kids with ADHD. Nov. 12, 2007— -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to ...
Brain imaging methods like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to characterize structural differences in the brains of children with attention-deficit ...
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first brain scan that can help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, The Associated Press reported. The agency cleared the NEBA ...
May 7, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A large neuroimaging study found that in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain development follows a normal trajectory, but maturation of the prefrontal ...