In the United States, an estimated one in nine children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

SaveHealth reports that choosing ADHD medications involves understanding stimulant vs. nonstimulant types, side effects, ...

ADHD medications work like sleep, not attention boosters, massive brain study reveals. For some kids, focus problems may be ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

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. .

On Thursday, the CDC released new data showing that almost 15.5 million U.S. adults are living with ADHD. More than half of those individuals received their diagnosis in adulthood. That includes me.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Previous research showed that children who took stimulants for ADHD were at increased risk for psychotic ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...