Music to their ears

Are people with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) more likely to listen to background music while performing daily tasks? Kelly-Ann Lachance, a doctoral student in clinical neuropsychology at Université de Montréal, decided to find out.

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Put a finger down if TikTok has made you think you have ADHD

Young adults love TikTok. In 2024, the app had nearly 2.5 billion active users, 60 per cent of them under 35 years old. Increasingly, young people are turning to TikTok for advice and information on a range of topics and issues, and that includes mental health information to guide their health-care decisions. Among those topics…

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Methylphenidate may impact corneal cells in children with ADHD

A study of the effects of methylphenidate in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found lower corneal endothelial cell counts in those diagnosed with ADHD and undergoing treatment with methylphenidate compared with untreated children and a control group.

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