Some mental health conditions have genetic components, and the same can be said for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Research have some insight into the genetic component of the ...

In a day and age of a lot of misinformation, it's easy to get facts confused about even easily identified medical conditions. Mental health disorders can be especially murky as some people ...

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than other adults, a new study suggests. The ...

Several early developmental factors are associated with an increased risk of ADHD during childhood and adolescence. Maternal stress during pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy may increase the incidence ...

There is a link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia types, results from a large, multigenerational study show. "The ...

Investigators sought to evaluate the association between early childhood sleep and probable childhood ADHD diagnosis and if these prospective associations are mediated by childhood circulating ...

Adults with ADHD are at greater risk of developing a range of cardiovascular diseases than those without the condition, according to a large observational study. Adults with ADHD are at greater risk ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with a higher incidence of depression, anorexia or post-traumatic stress disorder as well as the risk of suicide attempts, a new study found. A ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent diagnosis among American children today, and its prevalence has been steadily rising since 2000 ...

People with ADHD are at a higher risk of offending than those without an ADHD diagnosis. The same pattern appears among their ...

Obesity. Lung and heart disease. Being over 65. And while those factors are among the conditions front-line health care providers have reported seeing in high numbers among intensive care patients ...