May 21st, 2013

Researchers have discovered that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese adults.
Investigators from the Child Study Center ...
May 21st, 2013

As students prepare for final exams, some will turn to a prescription amphetamine or other stimulant ...
May 15th, 2013

While it has been known that breastfeeding enhances child development and protects from disease, a new study now suggests breastfeeding can also convey positive mental development for infants.
Specifically, breastfeeding may ...
May 7th, 2013

A new study shows that about 90 percent of ADHD medical specialists do not follow guidelines for treating very young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
For ...
May 2nd, 2013

As the spring semester nears the end, a growing number of college students are tweeting about their use of the ADHD medication Adderall.
Twitter allows ...
April 29th, 2013

A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...
April 24th, 2013

A new national survey finds that one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription drug at least once in their ...
April 21st, 2013

A new study suggests a potential link between the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cell phone use.
ADHD is ...
April 20th, 2013

Up to 10 percent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, which translates to two or three students in every ...
April 17th, 2013

A new study being presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual meeting is one of a growing number of experiments on how ...