Research
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that St. John's Wort was not effective in treating childhood ADHD. Participants in the study either received St. John's Wort or a placebo. There was no decrease in ADHD behaviors in either group. I always ad a caveat that in the United States [...]
In a study by Sung, et al. (2008), it was found that 73% of children with ADHD have difficulties sleeping. The study also found that children with sleep difficulties had a poorer quality of life, and they were more likely to miss school. Parents of children with sleep problems were more likely to be late to [...]
Children and adults with ADHD tend to have poor coordination. Many of us exhibit the "bull in a china shop" phenomenon. (Note for ADHDers: install kitchen counters with rounded edges - the square edges are very ouchy when you bump into them.) In a study by Fliers, et al. (2008), 486 children with ADHD and 269 [...]
ADHD adults and a control group were evaluated with a virtual driving simulator. The simulator gave subjects a high-stimulus driving situation and a low-stimulus driving situation, with two periods of monotony. The study found that adults with ADHD were more likely than controls to have a collision with an obstacle during a driving simulation. They were [...]
Brookes, et al. (2008) examined the relationship between season of birth (which has the unfortunate acronym "SoB") with rates of ADHD. The authors found that there was a slightly significant amount of summer births in the ADHD sample compared to the control group. The authors write... We also observed a significant association with the 7-repeat allele of the DRD4 gene [...]
First of all, I can't believe there's another Moulton that does ADHD research. There aren't that many Moultons out there...although I started a Facebook group for Moultons, and there are about 150 of us so far. Anyways, Dr. John Moulton and his team studied whether having childhood ADHD contributed to developing Conduct Disorder (CD) in adolescence. The [...]
In a study by Biederman, Ball, Monuteaux, et al. (2008), adolescent females with ADHD had a 2.5 higher risk for developing major depression compared to the non-ADHD control group. Females with ADHD had a longer duration of depression, the onset was at an earlier age, their depression caused more impairment, there was a higher rate of [...]
In a 10-year study by Biederman, et al. (2008), it was found that people with ADHD who took stimulant medication had neither a decreased or increased risk of substance abuse. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18316421 Biederman, J., Monuteaux, M.C., Spencer, T., Wilens, T.E., et al. (2008). Stimulant therapy and risk for subsequent substance use disorders in male adults With ADHD: [...]
Here's an article from my favorite homepage, www.happynews.com about a research team that is using robotic animals to get a closer view of animal behavior: http://www.happynews.com/news/522008/mechanical-squirrels-robot-lizards-jump-research.htm The squirrel in the photo looks remarkably like Lucy's stuffed squirrels (dubbed "Squirrely Squirrel" at my house.) Here is Lucy's preferred squirrel of choice: http://www.petco.com/product/100216/AKC-Squirrel-Dog-Toy.aspx Her favorite activity is to rip [...]
I try to avoid buying any soap, dishwashing soap, etc. that is labeled as "antibacterial". And let me tell you, it has become more and more difficult to find products that don't contain Microban or another antibacterial solution. In a study by Aiello, et al. (2007), the authors reviewed 27 studies on the use of antibacterial [...]