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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Some drugs used to treat ADHD could affect the brain's reward system, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered. The findings make it easier to understand how the medicine works and could ultimately lead to improvements in the development of and the dose determination associated with ADHD treatments, they report in the latest edition of the Journal of Neurophysiology. As part of the study, Jakob Kisbye...
Methylphenidate prescriptions have increased fourfold in the last decade, and yet estimates as to its effectiveness suggest a sizeable 'gap' where children do not respond to such drug-based treatment. A recent double-blind pilot trial shows a potential natural treatment breakthrough that may help fill this gap for children resistant to medication. Cambridge, UK (PRWEB) July 12, 2012 Recently published clinical research shows a potential ADHD treatment breakthrough using a pure EPA...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Formal training in parenting strategies is a low-risk, effective method for improving behavior in preschool-age children at risk for developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while there is less evidence supporting the use of medications for children younger than 6 years old, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The report...
New research in the journal Anesthesiology shows that Ritalin, given to anesthetized rats, allows them to come around quicker than those not given the stimulant. Dr. Emory Brown, a professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology says, “It’s like giving a shot of adrenaline to the brain.” According to an MIT press release, there are currently no drugs to aid patients in coming out of anesthesia. The...
Ritalin may help improve brain function in adolescent rats that were iron deficient during infancy, according to a team of Penn State neuroscientists. This may have implications for iron-deficient human infants as well.The researchers found that low doses of Ritalin can help improve the focus of iron-deficient rats. Higher doses proved to hurt rather than help the control animals' focus, making them hyperactive. The control rats that were not iron deficient but received low doses of Ritalin...
Doctors treat millions of children with Ritalin every year to improve their ability to focus on tasks, but scientists now report that Ritalin also directly enhances the speed of learning.In animal research, the scientists showed for the first time that Ritalin boosts both of these cognitive abilities by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine deep inside the brain. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers neurons use to communicate with each other. They release the...
A UK ethicist suggests that healthy people should be able to take the anti-hyperactivity drug Ritalin to boost brainpower, BBC News reported.If the drug is safe for children, adults should also be able to take it, according to Bioethics expert Professor John Harris of the University of Manchester.Harris wrote on the British Medical Journal website that many students were already using the drug, which in the UK requires a prescription.However, an expert in the U.S. said there were too many...
New evidence from a government-backed study suggests that attention deficit drugs like Ritalin and Adderall can increase the risk of sudden death, yet federal health regulators continue to urge parents to keep their children on the medications.The study, which appears in the American Journal of Psychiatry, suggests that the stimulant drugs used to treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder may be linked to sudden death in children and adolescents.Drugs like Ritalin and Adderall...
GILBERT, Ariz., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- ENERGYPARENTING(R) is a proven antidote to the disorder-diagnosis-drug trend threatening our kids. It is a new way to parent that upends existing parenting models by transforming challenging children without the need for medication. Current parenting models are failing American parents and resulting in an epidemic of more and younger children being given narcotic-strength medication to control their behavior. Our experience shows that in...
By JOHN VON RADOWITZ RITALIN, the controversial drug used to calm down hyperactive children, should be avoided wherever possible and not given at all to the under-fives, according to new health guidelines. Instead, parents should be taught psychological techniques for changing the behaviour of unruly children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), said experts. Teachers trained in ADHD management were also urged to put their skills into practice in the classroom....
