From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a delay in brain development or the result of complete deviation from typical development? In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr.…
From the University of Montreal press release: Children who exhibit oppositional behavior run the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, cannabis and cocaine whilst Inattention symptoms represent a specific additional risk of nicotine addiction. Nevertheless,…
From the Kansas State University press release via HealthCanal: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, affects 1 to 4 percent of college students, according to national studies. For freshmen with ADHD, the transition to college can…
From the Wake Forest Baptist University press release via ScienceDaily: Ever wonder how the human brain, which is constantly bombarded with millions of pieces of visual information, can filter out what’s unimportant and focus on…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A team of researchers led by an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Iceland has found a correlation between the age at…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Working memory training is unlikely to be an effective treatment for children suffering from disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity or dyslexia, according to a research analysis published…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there…
From the Queen Mary, University of London press release: Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have shown that zebrafish could be used to study the underlying causes of psychiatric disorders. The study, published online…
From the University of Washington press release via EurekAlert!: Prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in disruption to the brain’s cognitive and behavioral domains, which include executive function (EF) and adaptive functioning. A study of…
From the Oxford University Press press release via EurekAlert!: We already know there are long-term health problems associated with pre-term birth, but what about babies born post-term? New research published in the International Journal of…