Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

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

For decades, ADHD stimulant medications have been thought to sharpen attention, but new research has uncovered something very ...

You're not lazy. Your ADHD brain is wired for interest, not importance. Discover why necessity doesn't motivate you—and the ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

“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 medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...

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

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. . Scientists are changing ...

Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your ...

These 7 strategies can help adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder overcome compulsive smartphone use.