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“The DEA’s Manufactured Crisis”

The following is a personal essay reflecting the opinions of the author.
It began with an Adderall shortage in 2022. Today, prescriptions for many stimulant medications used as the first-line treatment of ADHD are consistently and frustratingly difficult to fill. So it’s unsu...
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We Demand Attention on How Hormonal Changes Impact ADHD Symptoms in Women

What We Know
Hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause intensify ADHD symptoms, revealing a direct correlation between estrogen and dopamine levels.
Estrogen is the hormone responsible for the sexua...
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Using stem cell-derived heart muscle cells to advance heart regenerative therapy

Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high. In a recent study, researchers tested a novel approach that involves injecting 'cardiac sphe...
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Sex Cells: A Scientific Argument for Equitable Research on Women

For millennia, the diagnosis for almost every female complaint — from chronic pain to digestive woes, palpitations, fainting, headaches, and aching joints — was singular and it was “hysteria” (from th...
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Study: Dexamphetamine, Tylenol Use Safe During Pregnancy

Women with ADHD can continue using the stimulant medication dexamphetamine and the painkiller acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) during pregnancy, according to two recent studies that refute a long-standing medical consensus.
An observational study published in the found tha...
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RNA modification is responsible for the disruption of mitochondrial protein synthesis in Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's patients resulting in a reduction of the supply of energy to the brain.

National trial safely scaled back prescribing of a powerful antipsychotic for the elderly

Warning letters can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study. Researchers used Medicare data to study the effects of the letters on hundreds of thousands of older adults with dementia. They found a significant and lasting reduction in prescribing but no ...
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Q: “What Causes Postpartum Depression?”

Q: “What are the causes of postpartum depression? As an expectant parent with ADHD, what should I know about factors that increase risk for postpartum mood disorders? How can I protect myself after I have m...
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We Demand Attention on the Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Late-Life Diagnoses on Women

What We Know
Research tells us that girls and women with ADHD are diagnosed much later in life than are boys and men due to misunderstood symptom profiles in women 1, outdated gender stereotypes, strong coping m...
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Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease

Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.