For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

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

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

Researchers have identified specific coupled patterns of brain activity and gene expression that help explain impulsive ...

Prescription medicines used to treat ADHD may be working by making one more alert and interested in tasks, rather than ...

Study shows a developmental lag in a certain brain area in kids with ADHD. Nov. 12, 2007— -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to ...

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first medical scan that can help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children by measuring brain waves. The agency said ...

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 stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.