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

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...

Little T.J. was a monster. There's no other way to say it. Extremely hyperactive, the toddler ran around in circles, destroying everything in his path. He choked the cat and dragged it by its tail. He ...

Now, researchers say the stimulants don’t work as previously believed. Instead of affecting regions of the brain that control ...

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but research shows they don’t act on the brain’s attention circuitry as had ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain regulates ...

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

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

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

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment—and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...