They’re marketed as a natural alternative to prescription drugs and are popular on social media, but do they work?

A couple of years ago, Jan Haavik was at a routine meeting of a research group that connects scientists studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with people who live with the condition ...

Understood reports GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may improve ADHD symptoms by quieting food thoughts, but more research is needed for direct effects.

Not everyone with ADHD responds to stimulants like Ritalin, which increase dopamine levels in the brain. Now, new research suggests the drug’s effectiveness is less about the amount of dopamine it ...

Iron, a common mineral (and, paradoxically, a common mineral deficiency in humans) is important to the brain and vital for normal brain development and human behavior. It is a key cofactor in the ...

In women, ADHD is often overlooked or diagnosed later in adulthood. Psychiatrist Dr. Sasha Hamdani explains the hidden signs ...

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not have a behavioural disorder, nor are they lazy, or lacking in manners and boundaries. Their brains mature in a different way, with ...

Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could ...

ADHD is thought to affect between 3% and 10% of the population, but despite reports lambasting it as the latest TikTok fad, it’s still chronically underdiagnosed. There are a number of other myths ...