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Boosting Supply of Key Brain Chemical Reduces Fatigue in Mice
December 20, 2010 — Researchers have "engineered" a mouse that can run on a treadmill twice as long as a normal mouse by increasing its supply of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter essential for muscle contraction. The ... > full story -
Deficits in Number Processing in Children With ADHD and Alcohol Exposure: Similar but Different
December 14, 2010 — Children with fetal alcohol exposure often exhibit similar symptoms to those with ADHD, but new research indicates that they actually occur in completely different areas within the ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health Research
Child Development
Mental Health
Child Psychology
Twin Study Helps Scientists Link Relationship Among ADHD, Reading, Math
December 10, 2010 — Children with ADHD can sometimes have more difficulties on math and reading tests compared to their peers. A new study used identical and fraternal twins to look at the genetic and environmental ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Children's Health
Memory
ADD and ADHD
Educational Psychology
Child Development
Computer-Based Program May Help Relieve Some ADHD Symptoms in Children
December 9, 2010 — An intensive, five-week working memory training program shows promise in relieving some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a new study suggests. Researchers ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Mental Health
Children's Health
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health Research
Intelligence
Common Genetic Influences for ADHD and Reading Disability
December 8, 2010 — Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental reading disability are complex childhood disorders that frequently occur together; if a child is experiencing trouble with reading, ... > full story -
Mental Health
Mental Health Research
Attention Deficit Disorder
Health Policy
Child Development
Today's Healthcare
US Healthcare: Medicaid-Funded ADHD Treatment for Children Misses the Mark, Experts Argue
December 7, 2010 — The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 expands Medicare benefits to scores of previously uninsured individuals including many American children. While access to ... > full story -
Nicotine Exposure in Pregnant Rats Puts Offspring at Risk for Learning Disabilities
December 3, 2010 — Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy leads to a decrease in adult stem cells and a change in synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus of the offspring, according to new research. Researchers say this ... > full story -
Gene Linked to ADHD Allows Memory Task to Be Interrupted by Brain Regions Tied to Daydreaming
November 16, 2010 — Neuroscientists say brain scans show that a gene nominally linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder leads to increased interference by brain regions associated with mind wandering during ... > full story -
Hypertension
Children's Health
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Educational Psychology
Child Development
Children With High Blood Pressure More Likely to Have Learning Disabilities, Study Finds
November 9, 2010 — Children who have hypertension are much more likely to have learning disabilities than children with normal blood pressure, according to a new study. In fact, when variables such as socioeconomic ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Psychiatry
Mental Health Research
Children's Health
Mental Health
Brain Imaging Identifies Differences in Childhood Bipolar Disorder, ADHD
October 12, 2010 — Researchers are now using brain imaging to examine the effects of emotion on working memory function in children with pediatric bipolar disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Mental Health Research
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health
Depression
Child Development
ADHD More Common in Offspring of Mothers With Genetic Serotonin Deficiencies
October 4, 2010 — Children whose mothers are genetically predisposed to have impaired production of serotonin appear more likely to develop attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder later in life, according to a new ... > full story -
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD and ADHD
Mental Health
Mental Health Research
Children's Health
Psychiatry
Children With ADHD at Increased Risk for Depression and Suicidal Thoughts as Adolescents
October 4, 2010 — Greater numbers of depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder symptoms at ages 4 to 6 among children with ADHD robustly predicted risk for depression during ... > full story
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