4.1 million Brits are not treating their conditions due to NHS waiting lists and a lack of accessible treatment.

Recognition, response, and resilience will get them far in life.

GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — Pharmacists at White Oak Pharmacy in Garner say some medications just aren’t coming in the door, specifically ones for ADHD patients. “Focalin and Concerta, those remain on backorder, which is a real problem for a lot of children in school right now that take those,” said owner Melissa Illig.

In a recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers from China examined the effect of two drugs used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)— methylphenidate (MPH) and atomoxetine (ATX)— on the Drosophila melanogaster brain at single-cell resolution.

What is the impact of ADHD on sleep? Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of objectively measured sleep in children and adolescents with ADHD.

KEY POINTS: The ADHD stimulant medication shortage is continuing. Understanding ADHD medications can help you make rational choices if your current medication is unavailable. There are actually a lot of choices out there for patients.

In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers quantified the extent to which obstetric and neonatal factors mediated the relationship between three maternal metabolic conditions, pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM), gestational diabetes (GDM), obesity, and neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) in children.

A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later in life: In an animal study, stress changed the activation level of many more genes in the brain than were changed by a bump to the head.

Children taking psychostimulant drugs prescribed for psychiatric disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who experience a common childhood fracture take longer to heal than children who don’t take these drugs, UB researchers report. The findings were published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B in September.

There are more Americans who say they have serious cognitive problems — with remembering, concentrating or making decisions — than at any time in the last 15 years, data from the Census Bureau shows. The increase started with the pandemic: The number of working-age adults reporting “serious difficulty” thinking has climbed by an estimated one…

New research provides evidence that individual differences in dopamine levels in the brain’s putamen region can influence how methylphenidate, a widely used “smart drug,” affects our creative thinking processes. The findings, published in Neuropsychopharmacology, indicate that the use of methylphenidate can impair specific forms of creativity in those with low baseline dopamine levels.

Adults with migraine have a higher prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and a higher impulsive personality trait score, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. While it has been commonly reported that individuals with ADHD have an increased occurrence of migraine, the inverse of this relationship — ADHD…