Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD involve a breakdown in our ability to separate signal from noise. The brain is constantly ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is stunningly expensive to both the economy and to the people who live with ...

For the 12+ million Americans who suffer from ADHD, it is rather ironic that many of them had to remember to take their medication four times per day. With a little help from pharmaceutical chemistry, ...

I've recently completed a study that I presented at the Society For Neuroscience (SFN) meeting in D.C. The study was actually aimed at looking at the usefulness of two medications in interfering with ...

Get wellness tips, workout trends, healthy eating, and more delivered right to your inbox with our Be Well newsletter. Ten years ago, my husband and I faced a question so many parents face: Should we ...

Kids with ADHD, anxiety, and depression often struggle at bedtime. Expert reveals why sleep is harder and how mental health ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...