People with depression suffer a number of symptoms -- including anxiety, memory issues, and sleep disturbances. Now researchers have found that the brains of depressed people show hyperactivity; The ...

A study of college students indicates that treating oneself with kindness may buffer the impact of adverse childhood ...

Research attempting to elucidate the neuropathophysiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has not only shed light on the disorder itself, it has ...

Children with ADHD often exhibit hyperactivity due to an internal motor they haven't learned to control, not a lack of ...

This article is part 3 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 2, "What is ADHD, Really?" is available here.

What Is Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD? Hyperactive-impulsive attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a type of ADHD for which the main symptoms are near ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

"Don't give him too much sugar or he will become unmanageable!" How many times have you heard this phrase at a birthday party or during a snack? The link between sugar and hyperactivity in children is ...

A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child's life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16. A large ...

A new report out Monday finds a troubling link: when women take the common painkiller acetaminophen when they are pregnant, their kids may be more likely to have behavioral problems such as ...