Tag: ADHD

Study links digital media use to behavioural problems in kids

From the University of Southern California press release: Are children who spend lots of time using digital devices prone to psychiatric problems? A team of USC scientists says yes in… Read more »

Study looks at effect of ADHD on brain size

From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release: Children as young as four years old with symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) showed reduced brain volumes in regions essential for behavioral control,… Read more »

Genetic study links tendency to undervalue future rewards with ADHD

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a genetic signature for delay discounting — the… Read more »

MRI shows brain differences among ADHD patients

From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Information from brain MRIs can help identify people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and distinguish among subtypes of the condition,… Read more »

Study looks at language often used by people with ADHD on Twitter

From the University of Pennsylvania press release: What can Twitter reveal about people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD? Quite a bit about what life is like for someone with the… Read more »

Brain imaging study suggests ADHD is a collection of different disorders

From the Elsevier press release: Researchers have found that patients with different types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impairments in unique brain systems, indicating that there may not be a… Read more »

Study finds that keeping harsh punishment in check helps kids with ADHD

From the Ohio State University press release: Cutting back on yelling, criticism and other harsh parenting approaches, including physical punishment, has the power to calm children with attention deficit hyperactivity… Read more »

Study suggests brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism

From theĀ Oregon Health & Science University press release: Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at… Read more »