News tagged with stimulant drugs
Follow-up study supports the long-term benefits of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression
In a study to determine the durability and long-term effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), psychiatric researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found the non-invasive, non-drug therapy to be an effective, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Researchers Study Academic Effects of ADHD Drugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stimulant medications used to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, are often assumed to improve memory and make a person smarter, but experts have found that is not the case. Researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Narcolepsy Drug Being Used to Improve Cognitive Performance Affects Brain Dopamine Activity
Preliminary research in healthy men suggests that the narcolepsy drug modafinil, increasingly being used to enhance cognitive abilities, affects the activity of dopamine in the brain in a way that may create ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 17, 2009 |
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