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Getting SAD Is More Than Having The Blues
January 24, 2007 While many people believe that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) amounts to feeling gloomy in the winter, a University of Rochester research review emphasizes that SAD is actually a subtype of major ... > full story -
Prenatal Cocaine's Lasting Cellular Effects
January 12, 2007 A recent study by investigators at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development may help explain the long-term behavioral and neurological problems associated with prenatal ... > full story -
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Many Children Discontinuing Use Of ADHD Medication
December 16, 2006 Social stigma and feeling lifeless and/or alienated from one's peers are some of the reasons why children and adolescents stop taking prescription stimulant medications used to treat attention ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Dietary Supplement
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Cholesterol
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Does Omega 3 Protect Against ADHD?
December 5, 2006 A new study will provide further understanding about the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the brain function of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ... > full story -
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ADD and ADHD
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High Dopamine Transporter Levels Not Correlated With ADHD
November 29, 2006 Results from a brain-imaging study indicate that levels of a brain protein proposed as a diagnostic marker for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are not positively correlated with the disease. ... > full story -
Columbia Study Examines ADHD's Role In Smoking
November 16, 2006 Research has shown that most smoking in the US occurs among people who have psychiatric conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse, major depression, anxiety and ADHD. Columbia University Medical ... > full story -
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Popular ADHD Drug May Be Safe And Effective For Some Pre-Schoolers, Study Finds
October 23, 2006 A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and five other medical centers concludes that carefully measured, low doses of methylphenidate (Ritalin) are safe and effective for ... > full story -
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Preschoolers With ADHD Improve With Low Doses Of Medication
October 16, 2006 The first long-term, large-scale study designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of treating preschoolers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder with methylphenidate has found ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
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Not All Drugs Are Equal In Treating Teen Drivers With ADHD
September 5, 2006 Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have found that teenage drivers with attention deficit hyper activity disorder (ADHD) drive better when they took OROS methylphenidate (OROS ... > full story -
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Mental Health Research
Child Development
Almost Half Of Kids With ADHD Are Not Being Treated, Study Finds
August 4, 2006 In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has ... > full story
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