Attention Deficit Disorder Research

treatments

Join an ADHD study

Clinical Trials

Enroll in a clinical trial to try a new treatment and advance medical knowledge. Learn about current attention deficit disorder research trials on this site.

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Multimodal treatment study

National Institute of Mental Health

Read about an important attention deficit disorder research study, which compared several treatment types for children with ADHD.

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Get up-to-date information on attention deficit disorder research with this useful page, which links to recent science news stories about ADHD.

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ADHD news

ADDitude

Read the latest news about ADHD, including attention deficit disorder research developments, in this collection of interesting articles.

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Major follow-up study

National Institues of Health

Update on a major attention deficit disorder research study, the Multimodal Treatment Study. Read about how study participants fared three years after the study's completion.

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symptoms

Recent attention deficit disorder research on hand-eye coordination has shown that some kids with ADHD are less coordinated and have trouble processing certain visual cues.

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Future ADHD test?

New Scientist

The eyes of children with ADHD move differently than those without it, scientists have recently discovered. Read about the research behind this potential diagnostic tool here.

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risks

New developments in attention deficit disorder research confirmed that exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb, or to lead during childhood, increases the risk of developing ADHD.

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Television and ADHD

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Learn about an attention deficit disorder research study that showed an association between television-watching by young children and an increased risk of developing ADHD.

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causes

Research directions

Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Read about the avenues that attention deficit disorder researchers are pursing right now. Find out about new studies and what they may tell us in the future.

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Brains and genes

Scientific American

Fascinating article about the causes of attention deficit disorder. Research has recently led to a greater understanding of ADHD's origins, including neurological and genetic factors.

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Attention deficit disorder research has identified several possible causes for ADHD. Discover the different factors that put people at risk for attention disorders.

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Genetic research

King's College London

Link to a lab doing cutting-edge attention deficit disorder research in the field of genetics. Read about efforts to identify genes responsible for ADHD.

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