Key takeaways: Transcranial direct current stimulation significantly improved interference control but not working memory accuracy. No serious adverse events were reported in the sham or treatment groups.

Key Takeaways: Children with higher cognitive abilities and social skills often face delayed or missed ADHD diagnoses, especially females, indicating potential sex bias in diagnosis. Emotional and behavioral difficulties, emotional dysregulation, lower cognitive ability, and poorer prosocial skills increase the likelihood of earlier ADHD diagnosis. Emotional dysregulation is gaining recognition as a key ADHD symptom,…

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, a new study has found. The analysis of health insurance claims data from almost 3 million U.S. patients investigated prescribed stimulants’ impact on prescription opioid use over…

A School of Medicine expert is part of a panel tasked with shaping guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of the condition

Jimmy White, the 62-year-old snooker legend, has opened up about his ADHD diagnosis, saying he wishes he had known about it sooner. He believes that if he had, he could have had an even more successful snooker career.

The Trump Administration is calling for a report “assess[ing] the prevalence of and threat” of several drugs, including stimulants like Adderall

[Excerpt] Thomas was being treated for ADHD and sleep apnea, Harrington said. Those treatments also are not FDA approved. Harrington the Cooper family was lured into believing the treatments could help their son.

THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The societal stress and stigma of being LGBTQ+ can increase a person’s risk of mental health problems, a new study suggests. People in sexual and gender minorities are more likely than heterosexuals to suffer from problems like anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder,…

[Excerpt] The analysis highlighted several different comorbidities, such as asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), major depressive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and anxiety, which the team found had been far more prevalent (P < .001) among subjects who had obesity.

Experts weigh in on why kids with ADHD sleep less and with more disruptions to their sleep cycle.

Young adults who struggle with attention difficulties may be more prone to becoming addicted to social media, and a new study suggests a possible reason why. In a study recently published in Acta Psychologica, researchers found that the tendency to blame others for negative situations might explain some of the connection between attention deficit symptoms…

A new study published in JAMA Network Open this month has found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be less likely to experience injuries compared to children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).