The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...

Students indicate that the rigorous nature of PA school exacerbates their ADHD symptoms. There is a high prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among PA students, according to ...

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders provides new evidence that difficult childhood experiences may contribute to symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Mary Solanto is a professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine in New York, a Fullbright Scholar, an ADHD researcher, and the author of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...