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1. Similar But Different – Deficits In Number Processing In Children With ADHD And Alcohol Exposure New research shows that ADHD and alcohol exposure in children while similar have different causes On the surface, children with fetal alcohol exposure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to be similar with respect to poor academic performance But a new study exploring number processing shows that each disorder appears to affect different areas […]...
2. Computer-based Program May Help Relieve Some ADHD Symptoms In Children An intensive, five-week working memory training program shows promise in relieving some of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, a new study suggests. Researchers found significant changes for students who completed the program in areas such as attention, ADHD symptoms, planning and organization, initiating tasks, and working memory....
3. Researchers Find More Evidence That Malaria Drug Could Help Combat Cancer, And That Breaks From Treatment Could Improve Results Scientists investigating the cancer-fighting properties of artesunate a drug commonly used to treat malaria have found early evidence that combining it with an existing cancer drug has the potential to make each drug more effective than when used alone. They also found that regular treatment breaks could improve success levels. The findings, recently published in […]...
4. Exposure To Parental Stress Increases Pollution-Related Lung Damage In Children Psychosocial stress appears to enhance the lung-damaging effects of traffic-related pollution (TRP) in children, according to new research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. The results will appear online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]...
5. Common Genetic Influences For ADHD And Reading Disability Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and developmental reading disability (RD) are complex childhood disorders that frequently occur together; if a child is experiencing trouble with reading, symptoms of ADHD are often also present. However, the reason for this correlation remains unknown....
6. Long Term Cognitive Impairment Of Aging Brain Caused By Medications Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a study appearing in the July 13, 2010 print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology…...
7. Scientists Link Relationship Among ADHD, Reading, Math Children with ADHD can sometimes have more difficulties on math and reading tests compared to their peers....
8. European Survey Show Significant Impact Of ADHD At School And Home, Yet Parents Wait Over Two Years For An ADHD Diagnosis Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the results of a new European survey that found children with ADHD have statistically significant impairments in all aspects of life investigated vs. children without ADHD. Yet, parents take an average of 26.8 months to achieve a diagnosis for their child....
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10. Abusing Children With Drugs Under Recognized, US Study A new US study found that giving children drugs for malicious reasons, which is not classed as a form of child abuse and perhaps should be, is an under recognized national problem. A report on the study, by Dr Shan Yin from the University of Colorado in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Poison Drug Center […]...
11. Youth Buffered Against Risk Factors Related To Drug Abuse By Healthy Family Relationships And Religious Involvement American-Indian adolescents continue to have the highest rates of illicit drug use among all ethnic groups. Although previous research has found that increasing adolescent exposure to protective factors can reduce their risk for substance abuse, this has not been thoroughly examined in American-Indian adolescents…...