Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely known for affecting focus and behavior, but researchers are ...

ADHD medications—especially stimulants—can raise your blood pressure and heart rate. Other factors that can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, like sleep problems, substance use, and excess ...

The effects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can extend well beyond childhood, according to the latest research. In the largest study of its kind ...

HERSHEY, Pa. — Approximately 7 million children in the United States between the ages of three and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the Centers ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A new study comparing children with autism, ADHD, and both conditions reveals that comorbidity may alter how cognitive abilities relate to emotional and behavioral regulation ...

Black kids are misdiagnosed and over-policed, making it easy to make excuses about why we can’t teach them and why they can’t be successful. (Photo: Nappy.co/alyssasieb) When a new Centers for Disease ...

Almost two-thirds of children with ADHD experience significant sleep difficulties, such as taking a long time to fall asleep, waking frequently through the night or waking very early. Researchers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal Pediatrics shows. And ...

In women, ADHD is often overlooked or diagnosed later in adulthood. Psychiatrist Dr. Sasha Hamdani explains the hidden signs ...

Understood reports GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may improve ADHD symptoms by quieting food thoughts, but more research is needed for direct effects.

“Food is my heroin,” said Haley (a pseudonym), 28, comparing her ADHD and binge eating disorder to a drug problem. “It sounds dramatic but it’s true. As hard as I try to prevent binge it’s like ...