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 ...

“Despite the name ‘Attention Deficit,’ ADHD is a multifaceted disorder in which difficulty focusing attention is just one component,” Maggie Sweitzer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences ...

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

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

Medication isn’t the only option for ADHD, but for some, it can be transformative. This piece examines how ADHD can be managed, and benefits and risks to stimulant use.

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

A simple side-by-side video of a mom on and off her ADHD medication has exploded across social media, turning a private ...

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

A recent executive order has sparked widespread concern about the availability of medications treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that affects more than 22 million ...

A new study by two academic pharmacists found a “substantial increase” in prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in ...