ADHD Research News

Researchers exploring new treatments for adult ADHD found that a digital training app improved participants' perceived quality of life. Users felt their mental focus improved, though cognitive tests did not provide evidence of these changes.

New longitudinal research shows childhood ADHD increases the likelihood of adult mental health challenges and lower educational attainment. Despite these elevated risks, researchers emphasize that many adults with childhood ADHD function comparably to their peers.

While lowered mental restraint typically boosts a person's ability to unconsciously learn physical habits, new research shows that individuals with prevalent ADHD traits do not experience this same compensatory cognitive advantage.

A new study reveals that adults with ADHD who have trouble managing their emotions are significantly more likely to experience insomnia. The link is especially strong among young adults who lack effective strategies to cope with distress.

A small study holds that most teenagers eat poor diets regardless of their mental health. However, among adolescents with attention disorders, a Mediterranean-style diet and specific vitamins are strongly associated with better cognitive test performance.

By using artificial intelligence to estimate the physical age of a child's brain, researchers can now predict whether they will develop a habit of suppressing their emotions during the turbulent transition into adolescence.

When a child’s verbal and nonverbal intelligence scores don’t match up, it can signal underlying struggles with impulse control. New brain imaging research explores how this intelligence gap relates to blood flow in the prefrontal cortex.

A new study shows that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollution may have children who exhibit more attention-related symptoms in school. However, this exposure is not associated with higher rates of formal clinical ADHD diagnoses.

A new neuroimaging study reveals that teenagers who "outgrow" ADHD share the same brain chemistry development as teens who never had the disorder, while those with persistent ADHD show abnormal, rising levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate.

Children experiencing high levels of inattention and hyperactivity report persistently lower social, emotional, and physical well-being throughout their developmental years. A 13-year observational study highlights the need to treat the holistic educational and psychological needs of affected youth.

Teenagers diagnosed with an attention deficit are more likely to take risks to help others, a new study reveals. Their impulsive nature might come with an unexpected social benefit when channeled toward standing up for peers.

For the first time, researchers connected a person's overall genetic risk for ADHD to specific irregularities in how their brain coordinates attention. The finding bridges the gap between inherited DNA and observable neurological changes.

A new study reveals that the pace of a child's brain maturation can predict whether they will tend to bottle up their emotions during their teenage years, offering new clues about the biological roots of adolescent mental health.