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Scientists have found that the brain development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is delayed but otherwise typical, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Comparing brain scans of children aged 6 to 16 who had the common psychiatric disorder with scans of those who did not, researchers found that some areas in the ADHD brain - particularly those involved in thinking, attention and planning - matured an average of three years later than "healthy" brains, but otherwise followed normal patterns of development...
...results, which were published today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offer new insight into why kids usually seem to outgrow their ADHD, says Dr. Philip Shaw, who led the research team at the Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "It doesn't mean we can just sit back and do nothing," Shaw says, but the findings complement "what psychiatrists have been telling parents for years," that most kids with ADHD do get better...
...extra time. Failure to express milk every two to three hours can lead to medical complications, such as breast engorgement, fever, or infection. The Board of Medical Examiners had already agreed to grant Currier a second day of test time because she has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Currier could not be reached for comment last night. —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached at cmarks@fas.harvard.edu...
...Board of Medical Examiners previously agreed to grant Currier a second day of test time because she has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD...
...test normally takes one day, but because Currier has dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the NBME said it would allow her to take the exam over a two-day period...