The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Methylphenidate use during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk for malformations overall in a ...

In a study that was originally published late last year, researchers unveiled the risks for former cocaine users who may relapse by taking methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is used as a treatment for ...

The reports in this issue by Howard Schachter and colleagues1 and by Anton Miller and associates2 attest to the interest and controversy that stimulant medications continue to raise despite more than ...

Review the side-effects of Methylphenidate as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of ...

PURPOSE: Cancer is, unfortunately, often a terminal disease. The goal of therapy for many patients with cancer is palliation of symptoms common at the end of life, including pain, depression, and ...

How does a stimulant actually calm the brain, why is it given only from age 5, and which new patches make swallowing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Methylphenidate safely and effectively treated apathy in Alzheimer’s disease, according to results of a ...

People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience sleep problems, and these are frequently exacerbated by the methylphenidate they take to ...

The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is difficult to evaluate, and the diagnosis is based primarily on clinical criteria. In 2008, a ...

Driven by intense academic pressure, more Korean teenagers abuse prescription stimulants now than smoke cigarettes. A recent ...