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Long-term ADHD treatment increases brain dopamine transporter levels, may affect drug efficacy

Long-term treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with certain stimulant medications may alter the density of the dopamine transporter, according to research published May 15 in the open access journal ...

Attention deficit disorders created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Ritalin treats apathy in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Leslye Nathe did not realize the profound effect that Ritalin was having on her mother's Alzheimer's disease until a doctor stopped the prescription.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

ADHD medicine affects the brain's reward system

(Medical Xpress)—A group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain's reward system. The model makes it possible to ...

Neuroscience created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Animal study: long-term ritalin doesn't impact growth

(HealthDay) -- Chronic use of methylphenidate (Ritalin) in young monkeys has no significant effect on growth or the dopamine system, or the likelihood of becoming addicted to cocaine, according to a study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Recovery from propofol anesthesia may be sped by use of common stimulant

The ability of the commonly used stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) to speed recovery from general anesthesia appears to apply both to the inhaled gas isoflurane, as previously reported, and to the intravenous drug propofol. ...

Medical research created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insights into understanding brain performance

(Medical Xpress) -- People who take Ritalin are far more aware of their mistakes, a University of Melbourne study has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Why aren't we smarter already? Evolutionary limits on cognition

(Medical Xpress) -- We put a lot of energy into improving our memory, intelligence, and attention. There are even drugs that make us sharper, such as Ritalin and caffeine. But maybe smarter isn’t really all that better. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (27) | comments 129 | with audio podcast

Common stimulant may speed recovery from general anesthesia

Administration of the commonly used stimulant drug methylphenidate (Ritalin) was able to speed recovery from general anesthesia in an animal study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The report, appearing in ...

Other created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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