A new study suggests that stimulants prescribed for ADHD may be responsible for a handful of unexplained deaths in children and adolescents. Researchers compared medical records and parent interviews of children and teens who died between 1985 and 1996, including 564 who died from unexplained heart-rate abnormality. When they excluded deaths that had other possible causes--such as asthma or congenital heart defects--researchers found that 1.8 percent of the group had been taking a stimulant...
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A study of 18 ADHD-afflicted families in a remote region of Columbia has identified a gene linked to ADHD. The Latrophilin 3 gene is active in parts... Read more »
A gene called DAT1 that is linked to daydreaming is also linked to ADHD, a new study has found. The daydreaming gene is linked to competition between... Read more »
Mild ADHD may be linked to creative geniuses such as Picasso, Byron, and even Kurt Cobain, one Irish psychiatrist says. In a professional meeting,... Read more »
A chemical found in plastic and some personal care items may be linked to symptoms of ADHD, a new Korean study suggests. Scientists studied phthalate... Read more »
A Swedish study suggests that children are twice as likely to show signs of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) if their mothers were... Read more »