A new study from Washington University School of Medicine challenges the long-held belief about how ADHD medications work. Researchers found that common stimulant drugs like Ritalin and Adderall may ...

Stimulant medications are prescribed to millions of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet there is still no clear agreement on how they ...

Scientists are changing their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with ADHD stay on task. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study that found the drugs act on brain networks ...

A new analysis of brain scans from nearly 12,000 children could change the way clinicians and researchers think about how stimulants for ADHD work.

I spent 45 minutes last week staring at a pile of clothes on the chair that needed to be put away. With each passing minute, the shame increased. The rational part of my brain knew that this task ...