More Attention & Learning Disorders News

• Background TV Distracts Kids from Play

  July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Even if young children aren't watching the TV, it may ...

• ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 ...

• ADHD Gene Doesn't Predict Response to Drugs

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers report that their discovery of a gene variant ...

• St. John's Wort Doesn't Work for ADHD

  June 10 (HealthDay News) -- St. John's wort isn't effective for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

• Adults with ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth of Work Annually

  May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) miss, on average, ...

• Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD

  April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association on Monday issued recommendations that call ...

• Sleep Disorder Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions

  April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder -- a condition ...

• Unlikely Drugs Emerge as 'Cognition Enhancers'

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- One in five respondents to a new survey acknowledges using ...

• ADHD Drugs Won't Raise Risk of Substance Abuse

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children who are prescribed psychostimulants for attention deficit-hyperactivity ...

• ADHD Delays Growth of Certain Brain Areas

  Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While some regions of the brain mature a few years ...

• Doctors' Groups Offer ADHD Guide for Parents

  Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two leading U.S. psychiatric organizations on Tuesday released a guide ...

• ADHD Drugs Help Boost Children's Grades

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can perform better at school ...

• Food Additives Could Fuel Hyperactivity in Kids

  Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Some common food colorings and preservatives appear to increase the ...

• Excessive TV Spurs Attention Trouble in Kids

  Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Watching more than two hours of television daily during childhood ...

• 9% of U.S. Kids Have ADHD

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9 percent of American children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ...

• Brain Studies Show ADHD Is Real Disease

  August 7 (HealthDay News) -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a real disease linked to changes ...

• Brain Chemical Could Help Beat Back Despair

  July 23 (HealthDay News) -- A natural brain protein may make people less susceptible to ...

• Studies Track Treatment Outcomes for Kids With ADHD

  July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) showed sustained improvement ...

• Test Puts Attention on the Easily Distracted

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Prospective employers may have a new tool to spot people ...