Interactions between three brain networks that help people pay attention are weaker than normal in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dec 15, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Teens who use abuse prescription drugs such as narcotic painkillers are more likely to have sex or to participate in risky sexual behaviors, a new study suggests.
Dec 14, 2015
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In barely a decade, the number of U.S. children and adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen by more than 40 percent, note authors Stephen Hinshaw and Katherine Ellison in their ...
Dec 2, 2015
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Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers than those who don't have ADHD, a new University of Michigan ...
Nov 20, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Many American teens text in bed, leading to lost sleep, daytime drowsiness and poorer school performance, a new study says.
Oct 7, 2015
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Neuroscientists can't build a brain, so they have settled with reverse engineering—learning a lot about each part in hopes that they can understand how all of the pieces fit together. In a Neuron special issue on "Cognitive ...
Oct 7, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Almost a third of U.S. children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were diagnosed before the age of 6, even though there aren't many valid tests to support diagnosis in children that young, ...
Sep 3, 2015
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You're driving on a busy road and you intend to switch lanes when you suddenly realize that there's a car in your blind spot. You have to put a stop to your lane change—and quickly.
Aug 26, 2015
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Dublin-based pharmaceutical group Shire said Tuesday it had bid $30 billion (27 billion euros) for Baxalta to form a global biotech company, an offer soundly rejected by the US firm.
Aug 4, 2015
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Nailing the diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder may not be important in prescribing effective treatment, according to Mark Zimmerman, M.D., a clinical researcher at Rhode Island Hospital. His opinion editorial was published ...
Jul 24, 2015
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