Anne-Laure Le Cunff was something of a wild child. As a teenager, she repeatedly disabled the school fire alarm to sneak smoke breaks and helped launch a magazine filled with her teachers’ fictional ...

For ADHD, there was a similar trend. While the study didn't examine how extremely high doses and long durations of pain medication impacted developing brains, the findings provide little evidence that ...

Preschoolers with ADHD are often given medication right after diagnosis, against medical guidelines that recommend starting with behavioral therapy. Limited access to therapy and physician pressures ...

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer” — Henry David Thoreau The emphasis of Western culture on self-control, productivity, punctuality, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In one of the largest reviews of its kind, a new analysis of global data presented at the annual European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) conference in Vienna has tied gestational ...

How do therapists treat ADHD? Therapy for ADHD can take different forms; behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy are common approaches, and mindfulness and relaxation techniques may help as ...

Some general practitioners in WA will soon be able to diagnose ADHD, but only for people aged over 10. This has prompted calls for the age to be lowered, but Australia's peak body for GPs says caution ...

At age 23, Rach Idowu was convinced she had dementia. She found herself forgetting birthdays, missing work meetings, and struggling to manage her credit card debt. Her Google searches suggested that ...