Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviors, and the inability to remain focused on tasks or activities.
Deficits in brain’s reward system observed in ADHD patients — Low levels of dopamine markers may underlie symptoms; implications for treatment. – The patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower-than-normal levels of certain proteins essential for experiencing reward and motivation, revealed by researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Adenotonsillectomy may offer long-term benefits for children with breathing problems during sleep – Children with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to sleep better after adenotonsillectomy — surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids — than they did before the procedure, but progress declines after six months.
Children with FASD have more severe behavioral problems than children with ADHD – Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have a high risk of psychiatric problems, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, or both.
FDA Issues Safety Communication about an Ongoing Review of Stimulant Medications Used in Children with ADHD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues safety communication about an ongoing review of stimulant medications used in children with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
History of hyperactivity off-base, says researcher. Educators do children and parents a disservice by claiming Mozart and others had ADHD. – A Canadian researcher working in the U.K. says doctors, authors and educators are doing hyperactive children a disservice by claiming that hyperactivity as we understand it today has always existed.
Hypertensive kids more likely to have learning/attention problems – Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children who are not hypertensive. They are also more likely to have a higher body mass index (BMI), an indicator of body fat.
Inadequate sleep leads to behavioral problems like Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). – A recent Finnish study suggests that children’s short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD.
Presence of sex-biases in brain disorders suggests that the subtle differences between the brains of males and females alter the course and/or presentation of brain diseases. – University of Otago researchers have discovered a new mechanism which contributes to subtle differences between male and female brains and behaviours.
US Government survey shows 38 percent of adults and 12 percent of children use complementary and alternative medicine – Approximately 38 percent of adults in the United States aged 18 years and over and nearly 12 percent of U.S. children aged 17 years and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a new nationwide government survey.
Scientists studied the effect of using a mobile phone before going to bed and found that those who were exposed to phone radiation took longer to reach the deep sleep. – Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches and confusion, according to a new study funded by handset manufacturers. The study was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal: Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) Online.
