ADHD in the News 2026-07-30
FDA Approves ‘First-in-Class’ NDSRI for ADHD in Adults and Children
Federal regulators have approved a new medication to help manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). SIMTRIYO is a daily tablet authorized for adults and children 6 years and older who weigh at least 44 pounds. Experts say the new medication could be an important additional asset in the treatment and management of ADHD.
ADHD looks different in women and poses unique health risks
School used to be pretty easy for Kate Jarvis when she was a little girl, back in the 1980s. She was a straight-A student, creative, and so organized that she'd even prep her toothbrush with toothpaste each night before school. She says her mother used to call her "bright-eyed and bushy tailed."
Portland woman diagnosed with ADHD at 47 now coaches others with the condition
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Lucinda Bowman spent decades as a speech pathologist working in schools, hospitals and clinics across the country before learning, at age 47, that she has ADHD. “I call it discombobulated, just kind of a chaos in your brain,” Bowman said. “And people might even say, oh, you’re totally together. But it’s kind of a disaster behind the scenes.”
The everyday habits linked to better grades in teenagers
Researchers examined how diet, sleep, physical activity, and television viewing relate to school performance, while accounting for demographic factors and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Lower Executive Function Predicts Persistent Attention Problems in Youth
Key point: Lower executive function in early adolescence was consistently associated with concurrent and future attention problems, underscoring the need to examine the neural correlates of the executive function and attention problem outcomes.
Chronically ill people face confusion over new Medicaid work rules and ‘medically frail’ exemption
Patients and experts fear the difficulty in documenting a frailty exemption will lead to millions losing coverage
Brain training app makes adults with ADHD feel sharper but tests show no real change
Once believed to be a condition that children outgrow, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now recognized as a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that often persists into adulthood. For many adults, it can turn everyday life into an uphill climb, making it harder to stay organized, keep up with responsibilities, perform at work and maintain relationships. In a recent study, researchers tested the digital cognitive training app NeuroNation MED to see whether targeted brain-training exercises could help adults with ADHD better manage everyday life.
Digital visits may reduce inequalities in sexual healthcare
Young people with ADHD are more likely to visit youth clinics than their peers, while autistic individuals are less likely to do so. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Autism Research. The results also suggest that digital healthcare consultations could help reduce these disparities.
Genomic Overlap Found Between Psychiatric Traits and Metabolism
Key point: Genomic analysis revealed that psychiatric traits, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, share underlying genetic pathways with metabolic measures like insulin resistance.
Pittsfield pharmacist charged with taking ADHD medication for personal use
BOSTON — A Pittsfield pharmacist has been charged in federal court with allegedly unlawfully taking Adderall and its generic equivalent from a CVS Pharmacy in Barnstable County. Joshua Bradley, 30, of Pittsfield, is facing five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge.
Asynchronous Operations: A Practical Framework For ADHD Entrepreneurs
Paul Orfalea could not sit still in a classroom. He could not read reports. There was, by his own admission, not a single machine at Kinko's he could operate. He built the company anyway. By the time he sold it to FedEx in 2004, Kinko's had grown to more than 1,200 locations across ten countries and was worth roughly $2.4 billion.
Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician’s office
Family-based treatment helped nearly half of kids in clinical trial reach healthier weight