http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Only about half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders receive professional services, according to a nationally representative survey funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The survey also provides a comprehensive look at the prevalence of common mental disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news179995830.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:30:01 EST news179995830 Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Their findings, which may be relevant to the relationship between the neurotransmitter dopamine and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are described in the December issue of the journal Neuron. http://www.physorg.com/news178375764.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:01:02 EST news178375764 Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma, and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects. http://www.physorg.com/news177849290.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:06 EST news177849290 (PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news177846441.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:01 EST news177846441 Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with pediatric bipolar disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news177224772.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:16:31 EST news177224772 Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news175885169.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:40:02 EST news175885169 Rats exposed to high doses of amphetamines at an age that corresponds to the later years of human adolescence display significant memory deficits as adults - long after the exposure ends, researchers report. http://www.physorg.com/news175364781.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:01 EST news175364781 (PhysOrg.com) -- Schoolchildren with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are substantially more likely to engage in many types of criminal activity such as burglary, theft and drug dealing as they grow older, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The research was published in The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. http://www.physorg.com/news175194408.html Other Sciences Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:30:01 EST news175194408 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mothers whose children suffer from emotional and behavioral disabilities say they shoulder a tremendous social burden of responsibility to remedy their kids` problems, says Linda Blum, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Northeastern University. http://www.physorg.com/news174067424.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:04:15 EST news174067424 Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown. http://www.physorg.com/news174044675.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:45:23 EST news174044675 Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news173987521.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:30:01 EST news173987521 Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders of childhood. Worldwide, 3󈝸% of children are affected with the disorder. Key symptoms of ADHD include age-inappropriate hyperactive and impulsive behaviour and/or a reduced ability to focus attention. Clinically, three different ADHD subtypes are classified, a primarily inattentive subtype, a primarily hyperactive/impulsive subtype, and a combined subtype in which patients show deficits in both domains. At the level of the brain, small aberrations in both structure and activity of specific brain regions, as well as the connectivity between brain regions have been observed in children and adults with ADHD (Valera et al., 2007; Schneider et al., 2006; Makris et al., 2008; Pavuluri et al., 2009; Broyd et al., 2009). http://www.physorg.com/news172215581.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:41:20 EST news172215581 A brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have lower-than-normal levels of certain proteins essential for experiencing reward and motivation. http://www.physorg.com/news171652613.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:17:27 EST news171652613 (AP) -- Calls to poison control centers about teens abusing attention-deficit drugs soared 76 percent over eight years, sobering evidence about the dangerous consequences of prescription misuse, a study shows. http://www.physorg.com/news170307731.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:00:01 EST news170307731 (AP) -- China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. http://www.physorg.com/news168777628.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:10:04 EST news168777628 A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. Findings are clinically significant, as poor sleep and sleep disturbances in children are associated with obesity, depressive symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and poor neurobehavioral functioning. http://www.physorg.com/news168324269.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:30:01 EST news168324269 A study by Kansas State University researchers is looking at how children perceive and interact with peers who have various undesirable characteristics, such as being overweight or aggressive. http://www.physorg.com/news168178937.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:40:02 EST news168178937 Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have a high risk of psychiatric problems, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, or both. Often children with FASD are initially diagnosed with ADHD. A new study is the first to examine a range of cognitive factors and social behavior in children with FASD and ADHD, finding that those with FASD have significantly weaker social cognition and facial emotion-processing abilities. http://www.physorg.com/news166982802.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:10:01 EST news166982802 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stimulant medications used to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, are often assumed to improve memory and make a person smarter, but experts have found that is not the case. Researchers in the Department of Psychology at LSU, including Professor Claire Advokat, are working to find out why. http://www.physorg.com/news166727448.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:12:32 EST news166727448 Eye movement tests developed by Queen's University researchers to aid in understanding childhood brain development and healthy aging may also help in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and detecting the early onset of Parkinson's disease. The project has received close to $1 million in recent funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). http://www.physorg.com/news166714506.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:37:34 EST news166714506 Visitors can see how their stress levels could affect the heart rate of their unborn baby and find out why pregnant women should reduce their anxiety, at a new exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, which opens today. http://www.physorg.com/news165564870.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:14:59 EST news165564870 A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric bipolar disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news165073111.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:30 EST news165073111 Pediatric researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than in children without ADHD. Many of those genes were already known to be important for learning, behavior, brain function and neurodevelopment, but had not been previously associated with ADHD. http://www.physorg.com/news164977021.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:57:46 EST news164977021 If you've got a kid with ADHD, you've probably spent countless hours pleading with him to sit still. Well, stop it. http://www.physorg.com/news162554898.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 11:11:22 EST news162554898 Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be social, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://www.physorg.com/news161443154.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 14:20:16 EST news161443154 Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children who are not hypertensive. They are also more likely to have a higher body mass index (BMI), an indicator of body fat. http://www.physorg.com/news160673994.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 16:40:27 EST news160673994 A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regardless of the severity of current ADHD symptoms. Authors suggest that findings indicate that mental health professionals should screen for sleep problems and psychiatric comorbidities among all adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD. http://www.physorg.com/news160382947.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 07:49:46 EST news160382947 A new multicenter study involving UCLA and the RAND Corp. has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative effect on their mental health. http://www.physorg.com/news160069081.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:38:31 EST news160069081 (AP) -- Children on medicine for attention deficit disorder scored higher on academic tests than their unmedicated peers in the first large, long-term study suggesting this kind of benefit from the widely used drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news160030424.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:54:11 EST news160030424 The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent co-occurring condition in people with Tourette is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), though the cause of this association is uncertain. Having one disorder can be disabling enough, but having two means coping with more than twice the disability. http://www.physorg.com/news159023050.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:05:21 EST news159023050