A new study of treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found that combining behavior modification therapy with medication is the most effective way to improve ...

Taking or not taking ADHD medication can have some important real-life consequences that extend into the realms of education, ...

Scientists are updating their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stay on task. The latest evidence is a study of thousands of brain ...

They said the stimulants appear to help reduce ADHD symptoms by interacting with the brain’s reward and wakefulness centers. They say the drugs also produce patterns of brain activity that are similar ...

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 ...