Stimulant drugs that are widely used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a different ...

The brain constantly receives information, and focus depends on its ability to filter out distractions and pick up on what ...

Stimulant drugs and another medication – atomoxetine – appear to be the best treatment for managing symptoms of ADHD, a study suggests. Monique Wüstenhagen/dpa Talking therapy and brain stimulation ...

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

A new study has investigated how different medications and therapies compare with placebos in treating ADHD symptoms. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was long thought to be a ...

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

A landmark global review of over 200 meta-analyses finds ADHD medicines work best in the short term, CBT helps adults, and ...

SaveHealth reports that choosing ADHD medications involves understanding stimulant vs. nonstimulant types, side effects, ...

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

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

The UK’s advertising watchdog has cracked down on products being promoted online that it says falsely promise to diagnose prostate cancer and treat autism and ADHD. The Advertising Standards Authority ...