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

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — For decades, doctors assumed ADHD medications like Ritalin and Adderall work by ...

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

“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 ...

Stimulant drugs and another medication – atomoxetine – appear to be the best treatment for managing symptoms of ADHD, a study suggests. Monique Wüstenhagen/dpa Talking therapy and brain stimulation ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Medication and behavioral treatments are both widely used to treat ADHD. While medication is often the first-line treatment, patients who receive behavioral treatments—typically therapy, parent ...

On Thursday, the CDC released new data showing that almost 15.5 million U.S. adults are living with ADHD. More than half of those individuals received their diagnosis in adulthood. That includes me.

Finding the right ADHD prescription can feel overwhelming at first. With dozens of stimulant and nonstimulant ADHD medications available, many people search for clarity on how these medications work, ...

The lack of research into adult ADHD nationally is what led Al-Mamun to conduct these studies – one to understand factors related to medication adherence and another to determine how likely patients ...