Tag: ADHD

Study suggests ADHD takes a toll well into adulthood

From the Boston Children’s Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: The first large, population-based study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood shows that ADHD often doesn’t “go… Read more »

Study suggests ADHD symptoms persist for most young children despite treatment

From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms… Read more »

Review study suggests yoga may have positive effects on major psychiatric disorders

From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia… Read more »

Study suggests mistaking OCD for ADHD can have serious consequences

From the AFTAU press release: On the surface, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear very similar, with impaired attention, memory, or behavioral control. But Prof. Reuven… Read more »

Study suggests brainwave training may boost network for cognitive control, affect mind-wandering

From the University of Western Ontario press release via MedicalXpress: A breakthrough study conducted in Canada has found that training of the well-known brainwave in humans, the alpha rhythm, enhances… Read more »

Study suggests studying everyday eye movements could aid in diagnosis of neurological disorders

From the University of South Carolina press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of… Read more »