New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. .

Upstate Medical University says it will use a $16.7 million contract for a study on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

Prescription stimulants are among the most widely used psychiatric medications in the world. For decades, the prevailing ...

Treatment with incretin-based weight-loss medications, like GLP-1 receptor agonists, after bariatric surgery was associated with significantly lower risks of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and initiation ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

WashU Medicine researchers find stimulant medications don’t affect attention-controlling regions of the brain, as previously ...

Sofia Resnick, Wisconsin Examiner December 22, 2025 Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, ...

Police in San Francisco arrested a man suspected of dealing MDMA pills, also known as ecstasy, after an investigation, the ...

Multiple studies have linked having schizophrenia with an increased risk of violent crime, specifically those also with substance use disorder.

U.S. regulators have approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy. This gives Novo Nordisk an edge over Eli Lilly, whose similar drug is still under review.

GLP-1 medications like semaglutide in Ozempic and Wegovy help people lose weight. But they need to be taken for years, ...