Breaking news on ADHD ( attention deficit and hyperactivity
disorder)
Anesthesia Exposure Linked To ADHD In Children published
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner, M...
Improved Behavior For Children With ADHD Taking Part In Physical Activity Program published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
While children who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle with hyperactive-impulses and have trouble maintaining attention, a recent study found that a structured physical activity program may help to improve their muscular capacities, motor skills, behavior assessments, and the ability to process information...
Positive Response For Children With ADHD In Study Of Combination Therapy published
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
While pharmacologic agents have a demonstrated efficacy in children with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), some children have suboptimal response to a single pharmacologic agent. A recent study by Dr. Timothy E...
Gestational Diabetes Linked To ADHD Risk In Offspring published
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST
According to a report Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, babies who are born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy and/or living in low income households, have a higher risk of subsequently developing ADHD during childhood...
Adderall Shortage Set To Continue published
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST
Adderall is a stimulant used to treat ADHD, but it's also a controlled substance due to the addictive qualities of the drug. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) monitors and controls how much of the base ingredients to manufacture the drug can be distributed to pharmaceutical companies...
Risk Of ADHD In Children Increased By Gestational Diabetes And Low Socioeconomic Status published
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal gestational diabetes together may cause a 14-fold increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six year olds...
ADHD Drugs Do Not Raise Stroke, Heart Attack Or Sudden Cardiac Death Risk published
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Young and middle-aged adults who are prescribed ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) drugs do not have a higher chance of developing serious cardiovascular events, such as sudden cardiac death, heart attack or stroke, researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...
How Our Brains Keep Us Focused published
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
In a new study to appear in Neuron, scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) have uncovered mechanisms that help our brain to focus by efficiently routing only relevant information to perceptual brain regions...
Defects In Brain Signaling Pathways Suggested By New Gene Study Of ADHD published
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Pediatric researchers analyzing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signaling pathways. The study raises the possibility that drugs acting on those pathways might offer a new treatment option for patients with ADHD who have those gene variants - potentially, half a million U.S. children...
ADHD - Four Genes Linked To The Disorder published
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Four gene variants, all members of the glutamate receptor gene family, appear to be involved in vital brain signaling pathways in a sub-set of children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), researchers from the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reported in the journal Nature Genetics...
fMRI Reveals Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted In Children With ADHD published
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that may serve as a biomarker for the disorder, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...
Women Need ADHD Meds As Well ... published
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:00 PST
ADHD is usually thought of as a predominantly male problem, but a new report from Medco Health Solutions shows the number of women taking medication for ADHD is rising rapidly. Researchers studied trends in the use of mental health medications among about 2.5 million insured Americans and found that the number of women aged 20 to 44 on ADHD medicines shot up 250% from 2001 to 2010...
Performance Linked To Changes In Human Brain Structure Function: Findings Explore Complexities Of How The Brain Learns, Stores, And Recalls Info published
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST
New research just released provides insight into one of neuroscience's most intriguing mysteries: how the human brain learns and remembers...
Brain Chemistry Directly Altered By Parasite published
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PST
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain. Their findings are the first to demonstrate that a parasite found in the brain of mammals can affect dopamine levels...
FDA Says ADHD Medications Are OK published
Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:00:00 PST
Good news for parents with over active children, the FDA confirmed that a study, which included more than one million children and young adults (2-24 years), showed that cardiovascular problems are not associated with ADHD medications. Looking at a total of more than 2...
Parent Training Is Low Risk And Effective For Treating Preschoolers With ADHD published
Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PST
A new report from the U.S...
Training Parents Effective For Treating Young Children With ADHD published
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PST
Formal training in parenting strategies is a low-risk, effective method for improving behavior in preschool-age children at risk for developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while there is less evidence supporting the use of medications for children younger than 6 years old, according to a new report from the U.S...
ADHD Drug More Effective In Children With Certain Dopamine System Gene Variants published
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PST
Children with certain dopamine system gene variants have an improved response to methylphenidate - the most commonly prescribed medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - in a finding that could help eliminate the guesswork from prescribing effective medications for children with ADHD...
Children's ADHD Drug Response Depends On Specific Dopamine Gene Variants published
Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:00:00 PST
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, children with certain dopamine system gene variants have an improved response to methylphenidate (Ritalin) - the most commonly prescribed medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...
ADHD Drug Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (LDX) Shows Promise For Children And Adolescents published
Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:00:00 PST
Shire plc presented positive top-level results of their first European phase III study of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX), designed for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). LDX is administered once daily and is the first chemically formulated long-acting, prodrug of dexamfetamine for treating ADHD...
Ages For Diagnosis And Treatment Of ADHD In Children Expanded By AAP published
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PST
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offer new information on diagnosing and treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in younger children and in adolescents. Emerging evidence makes it possible to diagnose and manage ADHD in children from ages 4 to 18 (the previous AAP guidelines, from 2000 and 2001, covered children ages 6 to 12)...
Ritalin's Affects On Attention Revealed By Brain Scans published
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PST
Scientists have developed a way to evaluate new treatments for some forms of attention deficit disorder. Working in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that they can use brain scans to quickly test whether drugs increase levels of a brain chemical known as dopamine...
ADHD Can Be Diagnosed In Kids From Age 4, Says American Academy Of Pediatrics published
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:00:00 PST
New treatment guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics say that Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be diagnosed in kids as young as four years of age, down from six years in its previous guidelines. The new guidelines were released today both in the journal Pediatrics and at the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) annual meeting in Boston, also today...
Increase In Prescribed Stimulant Use For ADHD published
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PST
The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose slowly but steadily from 1996 to 2008, according to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study was published online ahead of prin in the American Journal of Psychiatry...
ADHD Drug Prescribing Grew Steadily Over 12 Years, USA published
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:00:00 PST
The number of children aged 4 to 17 years being prescribed ADHD medications in the USA has been steadily rising since 1996, researchers from the NIH (National Institutes of Health) and AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) have reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry...
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