A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore ...

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For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD in short, is a long-term condition that includes a combination of different ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...

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A peek inside the brains of more than 750 children and teens reveals a key difference in brain architecture between those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those without. Kids and ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

When a child has a language delay, people tend to accept this fact at face value: Joseph is 6 but speaks like a 3-year-old. While understandably upsetting to many parents, no one expects Joseph to ...

Upon learning a child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, many parents may engage in self-blame. "It's my fault since I have ADHD," or "My child has to give up on the life they would have ...

In a stunning keynote address at the 2018 International ADHD conference, esteemed expert Dr. Russell Barkley reframed ADHD as an under-acknowledged disorder of public health. While shocking to imagine ...

AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists ...