With over 7 million people over 65 dealing with the degenerative disease — and the number expected to almost double by 2050 — ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and motivation.

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

In the United States, an estimated one in nine children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

GLP-1 agonists like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro might benefit heart and brain health—but research suggests they might also cause pregnancy complications and harm some users. Weight-loss drugs are ...

Two of the largest clinical trials of their kind have doused hopes that a diabetes and weight loss “wonder drug” might also work its magic on Alzheimer’s. A daily dose of oral semaglutide did not ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these ...

Could diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) also protect the brain from stroke damage—or even help prevent strokes entirely? Three new studies suggest they might, with the ...

We now know that chronic substance use—of both alcohol and drugs—actually changes the chemistry and structure of the brain. That sounds serious, and it is, but there are some positives and some ...

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications known as ...