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ECGs May Help Prevent Deaths in ADHD Kids

Mar 10, 2010 1:10pm

A new study suggests that giving ECGs to children who are taking stimulant medications may save 13 children's lives out of every 400,000 screened....

Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness

Mar 8, 2010 7:13am

Scientists have found that there's a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness....

Vitamin D Strengthens the Immune System

Mar 8, 2010 7:04am

Vitamin D appears to 'arm and trigger' a healthy immune system, a new Danish study suggests....

Medication Breaks May Allow ADHD Kids to Catch Up to Tall Peers

Feb 25, 2010 7:55am

A new study suggests the risk of stunted growth from stimulant medications is relatively minimal, and that "medication vacations" can help prevent them....

IVF Babies More Likely to Have ADHD

Feb 17, 2010 5:15pm

Researchers say the overall risk of having ADHD in the population is between 3 and 5 percent, while the risk for kids conceived by IVF is over 27 percent....

Study Links ADHD to Attention Gene

Feb 17, 2010 5:05pm

A study of 18 ADHD-afflicted families in a remote region of Columbia has identified a gene linked to ADHD....

ADHD Brain May Be a Little Different

Feb 17, 2010 3:25pm

Ventral striatum is smaller, which may explain impulsiveness, researchers say.Researchers say there appears to be a link between ADHD and an anomaly in the brain's reward system....

Boredom May Increase Death Risk

Feb 11, 2010 8:29am

A new study has found that the phrase "bored to death" may be true for some people....

ADHD Linked to Artistic Genius

Feb 10, 2010 10:34am

Mild ADHD may be linked to creative geniuses such as Picasso, Byron, and even Kurt Cobain, one Irish psychiatrist says....

Mother's Age May Double Autism Risk: Study

Feb 9, 2010 6:08am

A new study has found that a woman's risk of giving birth to a child who will later be diagnosed with autism doubles if she is over the age of 40....

Girls With ADHD Face Other Mental Health Disorders

Feb 3, 2010 11:30am

Anxiety, depression, and eating disorders were the most common problems, but many also had abused drugs or alcohol at some point....

Medical Journal Retracts Study Linking Autism to Vaccine

Feb 2, 2010 2:32pm

The medical journal The Lancet has retracted a controversial study that linked the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to the development of autism and gastrointestinal disorders....

Lead May Be to Blame for Some ADHD Cases

Jan 28, 2010 3:58pm

Researchers believe that the lead may effectively "turn on" some genes linked to the condition....

Mixed-Handed Kids More Likely to Have ADHD

Jan 27, 2010 10:19am

A new study has found that kids who don't show a preference for being right or left handed are more likely to suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other learning problems....

Micronutrients May Ease Adult ADHD Symptoms

Jan 20, 2010 10:05am

The eight-week study found that patients who took a vitamin that contained 36 micronutrients had depression levels that fell into the normal range, and showed other signs of improvement....