ADD

Modern science no longer segregates non-hyperactive attention deficit disorder, or ADD, from hyperactivity. According to the National Resource Center on AD/HD, the term AD/HD now includes all...

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is the most commonly diagnosed syndrome among American children, with 4.5 million children diagnosed in the U.S. as of 2006, according to the Centers for Disease...

Everybody has had floaters--those tiny, transparent shapes that pop into your line of sight. They're perfectly natural, a product of the fluid in your eye. Floaters are harmless, save perhaps for...

November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. To shed light on the condition, the Alzheimer's Association has prepared two new resources for the more than 5 million Americans living...

Those who deal with trauma to the brain have what's called a traumatic brain injury or TBI. TBI can be caused by a variety of factors, including car or other motor accidents, falling and even...

Brain cancer is caused by tumors that metastasized from other parts of the body, such as the lung. There are four different categories of side effects from partial brain radiation therapy, such as...

Adderall is a mixture of four amphetamine salts that, when taken, stimulate the brain. When a patient is diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, a physician may prescribe the drug as a method...

Children with ADD and ADHD typically have inadequate levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain that helps promote mental alertness and attention span. Children with ADD/ADHD can help...

Children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) experience difficulty focusing or concentrating on tasks, particularly in the classroom. ADD is a daily struggle for many children and can get them...

The biggest factor in attention deficit disorders is genetics. Children who exhibit attention deficit disorders, whether it is ADD, ADHD or other components of these types of disorders also have a...

When we concentrate, we focus our attention on a single objective. But in this world where sensory overload and multitasking have become a way of life, the art of maintaining proper concentration...

Aging is not always necessarily responsible for a person's memory loss. Short-term memory problems, in particular, can be caused by a number of other factors. What we eat and drink can definitely...

Dexedrine has been available since 1930. Originally prescribed for weight loss and depression, it is now used primarily in treatment for attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit...

Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is a type of neurobehavioral developmental disorder that affects five percent of children worldwide. ADD is a disorder that causes you to act impulsively and have...

According to the NIH, attention-deficit disorder (ADD) may affect as many as one in every 20 children. Individuals with ADD struggle to stay focused and are easily distracted. ADD occurs when...

Although there's no drug to permanently cure ADD/ADHD. There's a way to help improve your condition.

Children and adults are being diagnosed with ADD at an alarming rate. Hyperactivity and the inability to focus can be triggered by a number of things in our environment. Some cases can be...

They say that people with ADD have difficulty with focus and that it is difficult for people with ADD to pay attention. Yet every ADD'er reports times of intense focus (even hyper-focus), and...

Many people who currently take medications for their AD/HD can minimize their dosage, and sometimes completely remove the need for meds, by optimizing their brain's functioning with nutrition,...

Despite years of research, there are very few concrete facts as to what causes ADD to develop. It could be a result of anything from conditions during pregnancy to exposure to too much television....