Newswise — In an 18-year-study on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Mayo Clinic researchers found that treatment with prescription stimulants is associated with improved long-term academic success of children with AD/HD. The Mayo Clinic results are the first population-based data to show stimulant drug therapy helps improve long-term school outcomes.
A related Mayo Clinic study reveals that compared [...]

New research shows pine bark extract balances stress hormones norepinephrine and dopamine.
Hundreds of thousands of children each year get diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), putting parents in a quandary with regard to treatment options. A new study reveals that Pycnogenol, (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine [...]

NIMH - Most children treated in a variety of ways for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed sustained improvement after three years in a major follow-up study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Yet increased risk for behavioral problems, including delinquency and substance use, remained higher than [...]

University of Washington - Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems such as ADHD and conduct disorder compared to children of women who had no prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
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UF Health Science Center - Ritalin is the latest drug of choice among sleep-deprived students struggling to finish term papers and make it through final exams and even the SAT.
Undergraduates, as well as high school SAT-takers, are increasingly turning to prescription stimulants like Ritalin (R) and Adderall (R) to boost concentration during long study sessions [...]

Newswise — Children who are physically active during the school day are more likely to be better focused and more on-task than their more sedentary peers, an East Carolina University researcher has found. The beneficial effect of exercise on attention was even more pronounced for children who initially had greater problems staying on task in [...]