Taking stimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin without having ADHD can make you less productive, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Melbourne conducted the study — published Wednesday in the journal Sciences Advances — that tested the effects of three “smart drugs” on 40 “healthy” participants aged between … Read more
Happy wives, happy lives. A Maryland couple is going viral for their tips on how to divvy up household chores to make them both feel “seen and heard.” Alexa and Cass founded the lifestyle blog Two Femme Gems and often share homemaking tips on their Instagram. In a video posted March 28, the Annapolis-based duo explained that … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
Natalie Nevares, 52, is desperate. Last month, she called about 50 pharmacies around her home in Brooklyn to get her 17-year-old son’s Adderall prescription filled. That has become her new normal. “It’s been a project just to get the medication every month,” Nevares told The Post. Nevares’ son has been taking Adderall since he was … Read more
Since being ‘late-diagnosed’ with Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 28, I’ve thrown myself into reading about autism, desperate to understand myself and how I went undiagnosed for almost three decades. For a long time, autism was considered a “male” condition, with four times as many boys diagnosed compared to girls. Though this diagnosis gap is slowly closing, many girls, … Read more
As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021. The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – … Read more
Emergency in aisle 9. A New York woman got her finger stuck in a grocery cart for nearly half an hour after absentmindedly playing with the trolley — and the store had to call 911. Ashley Nolan, 38, of Johnson City, said she can’t help but fidget due to her anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) … Read more
Millennials are seeking more professional help for health issues than ever, a new study revealed. Conducted by United Healthcare and Health Action Council, the study explored factors and claims data from policyholders ages 27 to 42 — a total of 126,000 individuals. It compared current data from April 2021 through March 2022 to historical data dating back … Read more
Women who take painkillers could be increasing their baby’s odds for developing attention disorders and sleeping problems, a new study suggests. Using data from the First Baby Study in Pennsylvania, researchers from Penn State University looked at the effects that acetaminophen — sold under the brand name Tylenol — had on the babies of women who took the … Read more
SOLNA, Sweden — ADHD is usually synonymous with fidgety students and wandering minds, but this extremely common neurodevelopmental disorder may also be connected to a number of heart concerns for adults. New research out of Sweden suggests adults with ADHD are more than twice as likely to develop a form of heart disease than those without … Read more
Adults with ADHD are at greater risk of developing a range of cardiovascular diseases than those without the condition, according to a large observational study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Örebro University in Sweden. The researchers say the findings, published in the journal World Psychiatry, underscore the need to monitor cardiovascular health in … Read more