News tagged with attention deficit disorder


Tuning out: How brains benefit from meditation

Experienced meditators seem to be able switch off areas of the brain associated with daydreaming as well as psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, according to a new brain imaging study by ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (47) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry

A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messen ...

Medical research created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Chinese mindfulness meditation prompts double positive punch in brain white matter

Scientists studying the Chinese mindfulness meditation known as integrative body-mind training (IBMT) say they've confirmed and expanded their findings on changes in structural efficiency of white matter in the brain that ...

Neuroscience created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds new ADHD genes, links susceptibility with autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions

New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these ...

Genetics created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

What do ADHD and cancer have in common? Variety

According to new research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is more than one disorder. It's an entire family of disorders, much like the multiple subtypes of ...

Attention deficit disorders created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

If you are impulsive, take modafinil and count to 10

Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs. This can lead to the development of addiction. FDA-approved medications for alcoholism, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders

A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New ADHD findings

A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Attention deficit disorders created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Young children exposed to anesthesia multiple times show elevated rates of ADHD

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Attention deficit disorders created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Changes to psychiatry's 'bible' could widen definition of ADHD

(HealthDay)—When the latest version of what is considered the "bible" of psychiatry is unveiled in May, experts believe several changes in it will broaden both the definition and diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...

Attention deficit disorders created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Of frogs, chickens and people: Highly conserved dual mechanism regulates both brain development, function

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered new details of an unusual biological mechanism in the brains of diverse species that not only helps regulate how their ...

Medical research created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Brain scans reveal drugs' effects on attention

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have developed a way to evaluate new treatments for some forms of attention deficit disorder.

Neuroscience created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests ADHD drugs may affect male puberty

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science reveals that the medication methylphenidate, best known as Ritalin, may delay puberty in males. The researchers cautio ...

Attention deficit disorders created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Kids more accepting of peers who try to change undesirable trait than those faulted for it

A psychology team at Kansas State University is studying how elementary and middle school youths perceive and anticipate interacting with peers who have various characteristics seen as undesirable, such as being a poor student ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No heart attack risk from attention-deficit drugs: study

A major study of more than one million children and young adults has shown no higher risk of heart attack among those who take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a US study said Tuesday.

Medications created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1