A common problem with some scientific research, particularly projects studying human health, is that it is often difficult, if not impossible, to prove that a specific action directly causes an effect…One such study featured data finding a correlation between children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and high levels of lead in the blood.

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have disorder-specific and contrasting structural and functional brain abnormalities in comparison with individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), an international team of researchers has discovered.

Antipsychotic prescribing rates for children in foster care and for other Medicaid-insured children have leveled off following a period of rapid growth in the early and mid 2000s. However, guideline-recommended practices are frequently still not followed, new research shows.

Cycling is simple to integrate into your daily lifestyle. Easy on the environment, family-friendly, and a perfect means of daily exercise — it’s a popular activity for a reason. However, there are additional benefits from cycling that you probably don’t know about and they’re backed by science. Biking is proven to boost brainpower, leading you…

A new study supports a claim parents have long made about children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — kids with ADHD don’t sleep as well as other kids. “Children with ADHD have huge sleep problems,” said study leader Anne Virring Sorensen, a researcher at Aarhus University in Risskov, Denmark. “We verified [their sleep problems] by polysomnography, which…

ADHD and OCD patients both suffer from poor inhibitory control and in both disorders this has been associated with structural and functional deficits in fronto-striatal networks. However, it is not clear to what extent the two disorders differ in their underlying neural substrates. This study therefore conducted a meta-analysis of all published whole brain structural…

The tendency to treat childhood hyperactivity (ADHD) with drugs may have reached a plateau in the UK, following a steep rise in the number of prescriptions for these medicines over the past 20 years, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Despite concerns that children are being overly drugged for behaviour, there are data to suggest that some kids aren’t getting the care they actually need…In an already diminished field, Hispanic children may be getting even less care than non-Hispanic white children.

Beyond our run-of-the-mill sugar highs, many parents think that ADHD and sugar are a particularly bad mix. Too much sugar makes ADHD symptoms worse. That’s the logic. The “sugar high” aggravates the already vulnerable hyperactivity or inattention. Kind of like a sugar high squared. But once again, the research linking sugar and ADHD is not…

Two new studies led by researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton have found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD or obesity are more likely to choose smaller immediate rewards over larger future rewards. This reduced capacity to delay gratification in many individuals diagnosed with ADHD or obesity may lead to new approaches for…

Youth who take Ritalin, Adderall or other stimulant medications for ADHD over an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse in later adolescence than teens without ADHD, according to a new study.

Let me give you two pictures of ADHD. The first is of a disorder that’s basically about being a little more scattered than usual…The second is of a disorder that changes every aspect of your life. It makes you less likely to graduate school, it sabotages your career, it messes with your relationships, and it…