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Gamification Offers Youth Some Benefit in ADHD, Depression

Systematic review shows small but significant effects from game-like interventions

Sep 23, 2024
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High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria

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Sep 21, 2024
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Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness

We must be aware of particular risks among this group

May 28, 2024
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Can Pink Noise Enhance Sleep and Memory? Early Research Drives a Color Noise Buzz.

"There's still a lot of work we have to do," says one researcher

May 21, 2024
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Opinion
Unmasking the 'Lost' Mental Health Generation

Many adults have been retrospectively diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and bipolar disorder

May 07, 2024
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I'm an Autistic Doctor. Here's How to Improve Care for Autistic Patients.

There are robust resources available to help

Apr 13, 2024
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Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy Not Linked With Autism, ADHD

Large Swedish cohort study with sibling analysis suggests previous ties were due to confounders

Apr 09, 2024
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Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents

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Mar 16, 2024
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Starting ADHD Medications May Lower Death Risk

Swedish patients who initiated ADHD drugs had a lower risk of death from unnatural causes

Mar 12, 2024
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Kids' Atopic Dermatitis Tied to Higher Risks of Learning, Memory Difficulties

Association primarily limited to children with neurodevelopmental comorbidities

Mar 06, 2024
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King Charles Admitted; ADHD Drug Recalled; Minnesota Debates Doc-Assisted Suicide

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Bվ staff

Jan 26, 2024
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Deep-Learning Model Shows Promise for ADHD Diagnosis in Teens

AI algorithm identified significant differences in nine brain white matter tracts

Nov 30, 2023
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Longer Use of ADHD Meds May Boost Heart Risk

Observational data suggest particular risk for hypertension and arterial disease

Nov 22, 2023
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ADHD Tied to Keratoconus in Males

Excessive eye rubbing is often the culprit behind higher rates of this corneal ectasia

Nov 09, 2023
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