Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...
Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...
Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.
For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a ...
ADHD is characterized by symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images “My brain has way ...
There is a misconception that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be caused by eating too many sweets or bad parenting. Our kids could do better in ...
With a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, I have spent 20 years in academia studying drug abuse behavior. So when my son’s second-grade teacher suggested he was exhibiting symptoms of ADHD, I was not in a rush to ...
Kate Harrington does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
These are all things people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, may ask themselves daily, if not hourly.