ADD and ADHD News

Posted May 10, 2012:

• New Animal Model for One of the Least Understood Medical Issues: ADHD

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Children With Juvenile Arthritis Have Higher Rates of Bacterial Infection

Posted April 25, 2012:

• Top Ten Toxic Chemicals Suspected to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Dietary Changes Help Some Children With ADHD

Posted April 2, 2012:

• What Do ADHD and Cancer Have in Common? Variety

Posted March 30, 2012:

• ADHD Is Over-Diagnosed, Experts Say

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Diagnosis of ADHD on the Rise

Posted March 15, 2012:

• Cell Phone Use in Pregnancy May Cause Behavioral Disorders in Offspring, Mouse Study Suggests

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Study Pinpoints Effects of Different Doses of an ADHD Drug; Finds Higher Doses May Harm Learning

Posted February 20, 2012:

• New Study Looks at Medication Use of Kids With Autism, ADHD

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Young Children Exposed to Anesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Children With ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment

Posted January 22, 2012:

• How Our Brains Keep Us Focused

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Combination Therapy Shows Positive Response for Children With ADHD

Posted January 2, 2012:

• Maternal Gestational Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Associated With Increased Risk of ADHD in Offspring

Posted December 5, 2011:

• New Biochemical Changes Found in Children With ADHD

Posted December 4, 2011:

• New ADHD Gene Study Points to Defects in Brain Signaling Pathways

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted in Children With ADHD

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Children With Certain Dopamine System Gene Variants Respond Better to ADHD Drug

Posted October 16, 2011:

• American Academy of Pediatrics Expands Ages for Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Children

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Prescribed Stimulant Use for ADHD Continues to Rise Steadily

Posted September 19, 2011:

• ADHD Symptoms Worsen Quality of Life for Individuals With Autism, Study Finds

Posted September 15, 2011:

• For Kids With ADHD, Regular 'Green Time' Is Linked to Milder Symptoms

Posted August 29, 2011:

• School Support for ADHD Children May Be Missing the Mark: Inattention, Not Hyperactivity, Is Associated With Educational Failure

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Scientists Show How Gene Variant Linked to ADHD Could Operate; Study Offers Potential New Target for Treatment of ADHD

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Intestinal Protein May Have Role in ADHD, Other Neurological Disorders

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Study Finds New ADHD Genes, Links Susceptibility With Autism and Other Neuropsychiatric Conditions

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Short-Term Use of Amphetamines Can Improve ADHD Symptoms in Adults, Review Finds

Posted July 26, 2011:

• Quality of Life for Children With ADHD and Their Families Worsens With Greater Disease Severity

Posted July 20, 2011:

• As New Data Wave Begins, a Gene Study in One Disease Reveals Mutations in an Unrelated Disease

Posted June 16, 2011:

• Risk Factor Identified for Acute Aortic Dissections

Posted June 15, 2011:

• Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Helps Curb Impulsivity

Posted June 14, 2011:

• Food Coloring and ADHD: No Known Link, but Wider Safety Issues Remain, Researcher Says
• Sleep Loss in Early Childhood May Contribute to the Development of ADHD Symptoms

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Gender Differences in Risk Pathways for Adolescent Substance Abuse and Early Adult Alcoholism

Posted June 9, 2011:

• Brain Imaging Study of Preschoolers With ADHD Detects Brain Differences Linked to Symptoms

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Link Between Childhood ADHD and Substance Abuse Risk Supported by Long-Term Study Data

Posted May 16, 2011:

• No Increase in Severe Cardiovascular Events for Children, Adolescents Taking ADHD Medications, Study Finds

Posted May 5, 2011:

• Combination of ADHD and Poor Emotional Control Runs in Families, Study Suggests

Posted May 4, 2011:

• Estimated Costs of Environmental Disease in Children at $76.6 Billion Per Year

Posted April 22, 2011:

• Over Range of ADHD Behavior, Genes Major Force on Reading Achievement, Environment on Math

Posted April 20, 2011:

• Infants With Persistent Crying Problems More Likely to Have Behavior Problems in Childhood, Study Finds

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Clumsy Kids Who Don't 'Grow out of It'

Posted April 1, 2011:

• When Washing Becomes a Compulsion

Posted March 25, 2011:

• Higher Prevalence of Psychiatric Symptoms Found in Children With Epilepsy

Posted March 24, 2011:

• Tourettes Brains Are Structured for Greater, Not Lesser, Cognitive Motor Control

Posted March 15, 2011:

• ADHD and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Comparing Profiles of Learning and Memory Impairments in Two Groups of Children

Posted March 11, 2011:

• Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Score High in Creativity

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Moderate Sleep Loss Impairs Vigilance and Sustained Attention in Children With ADHD
• New Insight Into ADHD

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