The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but ...

It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, new research finds that this is not the case.

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

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 ...

New research from Washington University School of Medicine suggests that ADHD stimulant medications, such as Adderall and ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...

Brain imaging methods like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to characterize structural differences in the brains of children with attention-deficit ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

The randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial evaluated 56 adults with ADHD who received four weeks of Nexalin’s ...