Attention deficit disorders
Melatonin offers hope for ADHD bedtime shut–eye
Sleep is vital to wellbeing, but children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have trouble drifting off.
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Attention deficit disorders
New program empowers teens to make choices about ADHD meds
FIU's Center for Children and Families (CCF) is offering a new program to help teens with ADHD make healthy, informed decisions about treatment.
Jun 18, 2015
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Attention deficit disorders
Study links exposure to common pesticide with ADHD in boys
A new study links a commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens.
Jun 1, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Moms' pre-pregnancy obesity tied to ADHD, other issues in kids
(HealthDay)—Children whose mothers were very obese going into pregnancy may face an increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems, a new study suggests.
May 1, 2015
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Attention deficit disorders
Rates of ADHD appear to decrease at higher altitudes
Recent research has linked the thin air of higher elevations to increased rates of depression and suicide. But a new study shows there's also good news from up in the aspens and pines: The prevalence of attention deficit ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Training your brain to pay attention
A recent analysis has brought new clarity to the debate over whether brain training exercises can improve people's ability to pay attention in everyday life.
Mar 24, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mood, anxiety disorders common in Tourette patients, emerge at a young age
A new study of Tourette syndrome (TS) led by researchers from UC San Francisco and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that nearly 86 percent of patients who seek treatment for TS will be diagnosed with a second ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD plus childhood trauma heightens risk for self-harm, suicide
Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in ...
Mar 3, 2015
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Neuroscience
In university basement, bats and owls offer clues into brain function
What can we learn about attention by studying bats and owls? In one corner of the basement of Ames Hall at the Johns Hopkins University, Cynthia Moss opened the door of a room where about a dozen Egyptian fruit bats dozed ...
Feb 21, 2015
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Pediatrics
What is sugar's role in child hyperactivity?
For years, parents have insisted that giving kids a big dose of sugar can amp them up, but the science failed to confirm their instincts. Now, with the rising awareness of sugar's role in our diets and health, scientists ...
Feb 19, 2015
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