Sugar Doesn’t Make Children Hyperactive
Children's excited behavior toward sugary foods can be attributed to a burst of dopamine released in anticipation of a reward, ...
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Is there a link between Alzheimer’s and hyperactivity?
© Shutterstock / LightField StudiosEpidemiological studies estimate the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults at between 2.5% ...
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People with ADHD are more engaged in politics
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to participate in politics. THE ESSENTIAL People with ADHD are ...
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Hyperactivity affects 400,000 children in France
A recent study claims that French children are the most likely to suffer from it in Europe, but doctors continue ...
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Pregnancy: taking paracetamol linked to hyperactivity and attention deficit in children
A new English study points to behavioral problems in young children whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy.Frequently recommended to future ...
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Syllogomania: this disorder of accumulation favored by hyperactivity?
One in five adults suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also suffer from syllogomania, that is to say a ...
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ADHD: yoga and breathing exercises help kids focus
A new study shows that yoga and breathing exercises help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improve their attention ...
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ADHD: discovery of a new biomarker to identify it
According to a new American study, a biomarker present in brain connectivity could help identify cases of attention deficit disorder ...
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Attention disorders and hyperactivity: existing tools are not enough for a good diagnosis
A computer model could complement the cognitive tests currently used to diagnose Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and help to better ...
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Suicide: Women prone to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are particularly vulnerable
If in addition to suffering from ADHD, these women have suffered parental violence during childhood, this reinforces the propensity they ...
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Hyperactivity: sport reduces the risks for young girls
Boys are not affected by these beneficial effects of sport in childhood. Sport is health, whatever the age! A study, ...
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Attention problems and hyperactivity: adults are also affected
Although little known and little discussed in France, many adults suffer from attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), ...
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Attention and hyperactivity disorder: in the United States, a video game to treat children
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just authorized the EndeavorRX video game as a medical ...
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A new tool to screen for overactive bladders
This new, inexpensive, reliable and rapid tool will improve the diagnosis of people with overactive bladders. We are not all ...
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What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
If not identified and treated early, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can have lifelong consequences for a child.Called ADHD, attention deficit ...
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Attention problems and hyperactivity: a risk linked to maternal anxiety during pregnancy
A study confirms that children born to mothers who are anxious during pregnancy are more at risk of developing attention ...
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Attention disorder and hyperactivity: stimulation of the trigeminal nerve could be effective
Effective in treating severe depression, trigeminal nerve stimulation is also proven in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Explanations. In ...
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Hyperactivity: ever more prescriptions for Ritalin, the “cocaine for children”
Prescribed against attention deficit disorder, Ritalin is increasingly sold in France, which worries doctors. Nicknamed "children's cocaine", it is officially ...
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Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: higher risk in early school children
Children who start school earlier are 30% more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And this, even ...
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ADHD: Ritalin wrongly prescribed in adults
The ANSM takes stock of the use and safety of methylphenidate in France. If no new risk has been detected, ...
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Hyperactivity: effective drugs to treat it
© iStockInjuries, addictions or even infections with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers at Princeton University (in the United States) have ...
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Autistic and hyperactive children are more prone to anxiety and mood disorders
A new study shows that children with hyperactivity and / or autism are twice as likely to develop anxiety and ...
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Melatonin: doctors finally agree on its use in sleep disorders
So far the indications for melanin have been very varied. Today doctors specify its indications and recommend it in sleep ...
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Attention disorder: five brain regions involved
Attention deficit disorder (ADHD) is visible on MRI scans. The brains of sufferers are underdeveloped in five areas related to ...
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Otitis, eczema, hyperactivity: homeopathy works well
In these three benign pathologies, but sometimes very troublesome, the chronicity is sometimes hopeless. And classical medicine does not always ...
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To understand hyperactivity, scientists study owl brains
© Getty ImagesA "laboratory of owls" has just been created at theJohn Hopkins University from Baltimore (United States). Not with ...
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Hyperactivity: it can start in adulthood
Two studies suggest that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be silent until adolescence.Difficulties in concentrating, in managing their impulsivity… Children ...
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Attention disorders: young children who are overdiagnosed
Simply immature children would be wrongly diagnosed with ADHD, according to a study that warns about drug misuse. ADHD, a ...
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Hyperactivity: Ritalin decreases bone density in children
According to a study, Ritalin, used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), decreases bone density in children.Methylphenidate ...
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Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: how to spot them
At the end of two years of work, the High Authority of Health (HAS) has just presented its recommendations for ...
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