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Hypothyroidism in Pregnant Mothers Linked to ADHD in Their Children

Oct. 21, 2020 — Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby's brain development, a large study ...

Persistence of ADHD Into Adulthood Is an Important Predictor of Car Crash Risk

Aug. 18, 2020 — A new study reports that the risk of being involved in car crashes increases for those diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

A Shorter IQ Test for Children With Special Needs

June 24, 2020 — For decades, neuropsychologists have used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children test as the gold-standard intelligence quotient (IQ) test to determine the intellectual abilities of children ...

Learning Difficulties Due to Poor Connectivity, Not Specific Brain Regions

Feb. 27, 2020 — Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' within the brain is much more ...

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ADHD Study Reveals Unique Genetic Differences in African American Patients

Sep. 22, 2020 — Researchers have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between African Americans and people of European ancestry, which may play ...

Genomic Analysis in Samples of Neanderthals and Modern Humans Shows a Decrease in ADHD-Associated Genetic Variants

May 27, 2020 — The frequency of genetic variants associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has decreased progressively in the evolutionary ...

Genetics Linked to Childhood Emotional, Social and Psychiatric Problems

Apr. 16, 2020 — Emotional, social and psychiatric problems in children and adolescents have been linked to higher levels of genetic vulnerability for adult ...

Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Connected to Elevated Risk of ADHD

Feb. 10, 2020 — The risk of ADHD was 34 percent higher in children whose mother had a vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy than in those children whose mother's vitamin D level was sufficient during the first and ...

Kids Diagnosed With ADHD Often Don't Take Medication Regularly

Feb. 3, 2020 — Children diagnosed with ADHD inconsistently take their prescribed medication, going without treatment 40 per cent of the time, a new study has ...

Rich Rewards: Scientists Reveal ADHD Medication's Effect on the Brain

Jan. 17, 2020 — Researchers have identified how certain areas of the human brain respond to methylphenidate -- a stimulant drug which is used to treat symptoms of ADHD. The work may help researchers understand the ...

Severe Childhood Deprivation Has Longstanding Impacts on Brain Size in Adulthood

Jan. 6, 2020 — Researchers have shown that the brains of young adult Romanian adoptees who were institutionalized as children are around 8.6% smaller than the ...

Autism and ADHD Share Genes

Nov. 26, 2019 — Researchers have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes. The new knowledge relates directly to the biological causes of the two child psychiatric ...

Cycles of Reward: New Insight Into ADHD Treatment

Oct. 30, 2019 — Researchers have investigated the actions of the drug in rats. Using dopamine cell recordings, electrochemical monitoring and computer modeling, they discovered a type of feedback loop that modulates ...

Young Moms More Likely to Have Kids With ADHD

Oct. 24, 2019 — Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research. Exploring the genetic relationship between female reproductive ...