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Restless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report from an international team of researchers. - [Read more]

Non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a five-year study led by researchers at Lehigh Universitys College of Education.The study, titled "Project Achieve" and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), was the largest of its kind focusing on children aged 3 to 5 who have shown significant symptoms of ADHD. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Over 300,000 children with a learning disability are not allowed to compete in the UK School Games, due to take place in Coventry from 23 - 26 August. Elite athletes with a learning disability are currently excluded from the Paralympic Games and this has caused an unjust knock-on effect, preventing school children with a learning disability taking part in the UK School Games. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Restless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report. Nearly 2 percent of children aged 8 to 17 are affected, and a significant proportion of those experience moderate to severe symptoms, including sleep disturbance and negative moods. - [Read more]

Non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a five-year study led by researchers at Lehigh Universitys College of Education. - [Read more]

Non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a five-year study.The results were significant. Using a variety of early intervention strategies, parents reported, on average, a 17-percent decrease in aggression and a 21-percent improvement in their childrens social skills. Teachers saw similarly strong results; in the classroom, there was a 28-percent improvement in both categories. Early literacy skills improved up to three times over their baseline status. - [Read more]

New research from scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center underscores the importance of preventing recurring acid reflux while also uncovering tantalizing clues on how typical acid reflux can turn potentially cancerous. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

New research from scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center underscores the importance of preventing recurring acid reflux while also uncovering tantalizing clues on how typical acid reflux can turn potentially cancerous. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

In the first known study of its kind, an article published in the August 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and whose sleep efficiency is poor, experience significant improvement on some measures of the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) if they are treated with methylphenidate (MPH). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Scientists believe that a variant of the dopamine receptor gene may be linked to ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and with other thinner tissue in parts of the brain that deal with attention. You can read about this in hives of General Psychiatry (JAMA/Archives).Evidence has shown that ADHD is one of the most inherited neuropsychiatric disorders, say the authors. Many genes have been detected as maybe linked to ADHD. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who carried a particular version of a gene. However, the areas, on the right side of the brains cortex, normalized during the teen years, coinciding with clinical improvement. While the gene variant increased risk for ADHD, it also predicted better clinical outcomes and higher IQ than two other common versions of the same gene in youth with ADHD. - [Read more]

Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who carried a particular version of a gene in a study by the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). However, the areas, on the right side of the brains outer mantle, or cortex, normalized in thickness during the teen years in these children, coinciding with clinical improvement. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a new report. This suggests that dopamine dysfunction may be involved with ADHD symptoms, and may contribute to substance abuse that often occurs simultaneously. - [Read more]

Adults with *ADHD do not respond as well as children do to Ritalin (methylphenidate). Ritalin boosts brain dopamine levels. According to an article in Archives of General Psychiatry (JAMA/Archives), it is suggested that dopamine dysfunction may be linked to ADHD symptoms, and may be a factor in substance abuse that often takes place simultaneously. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A variant of the dopamine receptor gene may be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and with thinner tissue in areas of the brain that handle attention, but also appears associated with better clinical outcomes among individuals with the disorder, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - [Read more]

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - [Read more]

Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who carried a particular version of a gene in a study by the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). - [Read more]

Kosan Biosciences Incorporated (Nasdaq: KOSN) today announced that Pfizer Inc. has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of motilin receptor agonist PF-04548043, formerly KOS-2187, a selective and potent motilin receptor agonist being developed for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and potentially other gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and whose sleep efficiency is poor, experience significant improvement on some measures of the Continuous Performance Test if they are treated with methylphenidate. - [Read more]

WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- In the first known study of its kind, an article published in the August 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and whose sleep efficiency is poor, experience significant improvement on some measures of the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) if they are treated with methylphenidate (MPH). - [Read more]