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

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

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

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

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 ...

Al-Mamun's study compared records of more than 28,500 patients with ADHD who had received care in West Virginia. Subjects were divided into two groups—one that was prescribed CNS stimulants and one ...

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition, marked by short attention spans and restless, ...

A new finding that one in 10 school-age children has been diagnosed with ADHD isn't all bad news for Minnesota mental health experts, who say it suggests that more undiagnosed children are getting ...