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

For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found that adults with ADHD experience more “local sleep”—sleep-like slow brain waves occurring while ...

The habit-tracking market is flooded with apps following the same book. Set goals, monitor adherence, penalize deviation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

People often use ADD and ADHD interchangeably. Discover the medical history behind these terms and why doctors updated the official diagnosis years ago.