Scientists at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have determined in a new investigation that children who are prenatally exposed to high levels of lead or tobacco smoke run a much higher risk than others of developing ADHD. The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that many chil... |
23 November 2009
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Tourette's Syndrome is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder, characterized by patients having numerous motor tics, and at least one verbal tic. The disease begins its development during childhood, and can reach a stage where it causes significant embarrassment to the patient. A sufferer can curse without meani... |
28 October 2009
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Internet addiction is a condition that, when first announced, raised a few eyebrows at best. Over the years, as more and more children and teens became glued to their computer monitors, it became painfully clear that this wasn't something that healthcare experts made up in their own spare time. In a paper presen... |
6 October 2009
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Researchers in Finland have announced that the short sleep duration in children is very likely to cause symptoms related to the emergence of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even if other complications are not present. They also warn that this is a very widespread problem, in that sleep durations ... |
28 April 2009
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Research conducted on Tourette Syndrome (TS) patients has revealed that approximately 90 percent of them have another, concurring medical condition alongside this diseases. Most often, the second affliction is the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which makes the lives of people suffering from TS all t... |
16 April 2009
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Each of our brains is endowed with a type of memory known as "working memory," which is responsible with storing short-term data. This function allows us to resolve problems, to understand readings, and to be able to memorize fairly small bits of information to be used after a short time. Identifying it is simple, an... |
6 February 2009
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New scientific studies bring about a new wave of concern about the safety of commonly-used drugs, as it seems that, oftentimes, their effect on the brain is not fully understood. For example, a recent investigation shows that Ritalin, a drug prescribed millions of times per year in the United States alone for the tre... |
6 February 2009
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According to a new report released by US health authorities on Monday, children taking drugs designed to keep their Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) under control are very likely to experience visual and auditory hallucinations, even if they ingest the medication based on a prescription and in the corr... |
26 January 2009
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A new scientific study claims that children and teenagers suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can experience a relief in their symptoms through the use of transcendental meditation. The paper also says that, when medical treatments fail, praying and meditating may prove to be a therapy wort... |
29 December 2008
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A new clinical investigation proved that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs do not cause chromosomal changes in children suffering from the condition, as previously suggested by a 2005 study. The new study was backed by the National Institutes of Health and adds to a growing scientific community th... |
27 November 2008
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A new research linked hyperactivity and impulsiveness to a lower chance of people suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) giving up smoking. The new survey followed 583 smoking adults over a period of 8 weeks, during which time the participants, 43 of which were clinically diagnosed with ADHD, ... |
24 November 2008
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The level of activity in brain areas responsible for movement planning is far lower in boys than in girls about the same age, even if both groups suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The discovery was made by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, after studying an extensiv... |
5 November 2008
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According to new researches, ADHD patients have a tendency to start smoking earlier than other teenagers. This could happen for a variety of reason, psychologists say, including the feelings of being misunderstood or marginalized. Also, the survey revealed that the level of nicotine addiction is higher in ADHD suffer... |
22 October 2008
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A new scientific study has shown that families with children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to separate and get divorced by the time the kids turn 8 years old than other families in a control group. The separation rate was at about 22 percent, versus 12.6 percent in fam... |
22 October 2008
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