A new study from Brazil has shed light on the complex origins of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD. Researchers discovered that both a person’s genetic predisposition ...

This 2020 research review honed in on DRD4 7R, a genetic variant that researchers say may be linked to ADHD symptoms and novelty-seeking, greater food and substance-use cravings. Among their ...

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However, finding why adult ADHD and dementia seem to be connected was something researchers could not find. “It is possible that some of the genetic causes of ADHD and the genetic causes of ...

Scientists led by a team from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have found a "strong link" between Western-style diets ...

All three of these symptoms also play a role in substance use, putting people with ADHD at an increased risk of addiction. There may also be a genetic link. A 2024 study found common genetic ...

New research from Denmark suggests that a mother's diet during pregnancy—specifically a Western-style diet high in fat and ...

A large study analyzing over 60,000 mother-child pairs found that a Western diet during pregnancy—high in fat, sugar, and ...

In a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers found that amlodipine decreased both hyperactivity and impulsivity in a zebrafish model of ADHD. Further analysis of human genetic data ...

As the Canadian Armed Forces continue to try and dig out of a deep recruitment hole, they're starting to give new recruits with medical conditions a shot at joining the military rather than ...

Researchers used a combination of dietary records, blood analyses, genetic data, and clinical diagnoses from four large mother-child cohorts to investigate whether a Western diet during pregnancy was ...