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Neurotransmitters Involved in ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) causes symptoms that can disrupt a patient’s life. For example, the patient can have problems sustaining attention during a task, staying still or contr... read more

ADHD Tied to Raised Risk of Early Parkinson's

In addition, Hanson said that "the drugs used to treat ADHD apparently work because of their profound effects on the activity of these dopamine ... He was not involved with the study and said ... read more

ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain

This suggests that dopamine dysfunction may be involved with ADHD symptoms and may contribute to substance abuse that often occurs simultaneously. ADHD is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder among ... read more

Brain chemical has key role in ADHD: studies

documented decreased dopamine activity in the brains of a group of adults with ADHD. Volkow said the decreased dopamine activity related to systems involved with attention and cognition, but also with ... read more

Dopamine Influences ADHD

Adults with (ADHD) show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Th... read more

New clue to ADHD

Now, Randy Blakely, Allan D. Bass Chair in Pharmacology, and colleagues have identified a novel coding variant in a 13-year-old boy with ADHD that prevents the dopamine transporter, a protein involved ... read more

ADHD genes found, known to play roles in neurodevelopment

Many of those genes were already known to be important for learning, behavior, brain function and neurodevelopment, but had not been previously associated with ADHD. "Because the gene alterations we f... read more

Brain Scans Link ADHD to Biological Flaw Tied to Motivation

which take up and recycle dopamine as it moves between neurons. The imaging showed that, in people with ADHD, the receptors and transporters are significantly less abundant in mid-brain structures com... read more

Children with certain dopamine system gene variants respond better to ADHD drug

Children with certain dopamine system gene variants have an improved response ... "With more information about genes that may be involved in ADHD medication response, we may be able to predict treatme... read more

Susan Greenfield’s Dopamine Disaster

I can tell you that we don’t really know what’s going on with dopamine in ADHD or schizophrenia. There’s decent evidence that dopamine is involved in schizophrenia, but not in any straightforward sens... read more

It's The Carbs: ADHD In Childhood Linked To Adult Obesity, Study Finds

Carbs do the same thing that stimulant medications do — promote dopamine," says Hallowell, who wasn't involved in the latest study ... Hallowell also says that nutrition should be part of an ADHD trea... read more

The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Adderall

The Advantages Of Taking Adderall According to Morris (2014), Adderall “increases the release of the two neurotransmitters believed to be involved with ADHD.” To explain further, the two neurotransmit... read more