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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 ...
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What ADHD really is—and why so many adults don’t realize they have it

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain regulates ...
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Signs In Your Eyes That Reveal if You Have ADHD: How Does the Condition Affect Your Behaviour?

Often known as the window to your soul, your eyes can also give clues to conditions like ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Even though your vision may appear fine, according to a new ...
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ADHD medications affect children’s appetites. Here’s how to manage this

Daryl Efron received funding from The Royal Children's Hospital Research Foundation in 1995 to conduct a research study comparing two stimulants medications to treat ADHD. In approximately 2003-5 he ...
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ADHD linked to 'astonishing' reduction in life expectancy

A new paper, which appears in The British Journal of Psychiatry, concludes that females with an attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis die 8.64 years earlier than females ...
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Can ADHD Affect Your Performance in the Bedroom?

If you’re an adult male these days, chances are that you’re struggling with some health issue, mental, physical or otherwise. Some conditions are fairly tolerable — some you won’t even notice. But ...