WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...
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How Do These ADHD Medications Work in the Brain? The Mechanisms Are Different Than Once Thought, a Study Suggests
Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...
Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...
ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.
For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...
“Despite the name ‘Attention Deficit,’ ADHD is a multifaceted disorder in which difficulty focusing attention is just one component,” Maggie Sweitzer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences ...
ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...
Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...
May 7, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A large neuroimaging study found that in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain development follows a normal trajectory, but maturation of the prefrontal ...
Study shows a developmental lag in a certain brain area in kids with ADHD. Nov. 12, 2007— -- Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to ...
Prolonged exposure to poor air quality, especially high PM2.5 levels, can cause lasting neurological damage, particularly in developing brains. Experts warn that exposure during pregnancy and early ...
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