AI Tool May Help Identify ADHD in Kids Long Before Typical Diagnosis

Key Takeaways

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, affects millions of children, but many go years without a diagnosis, missing the chance for early support.

  Now, a new study from Duke Health, published April 27 in the journal Nature Mental Health, suggests artificial intelligence cou... Full Page

FDA Moves to Real-Time Clinical Trial Patient Monitoring, Faster Drug Review

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to speed drug development and review by launching real-time clinical trials. 

The move could soon mean more options for patients who need life-saving medications.

The agency announced Tuesday that it has completed the first tests of a system that allows FDA scientists to see ... Full Page

Online Program Soothes Post-Trauma Stress In Injured Children

Car crashes, sports injuries, bad falls, severe burns and other sources of trauma can leave lasting scars in the minds of children and teens.

Nearly half of children who’ve experienced physical trauma suffer from lasting post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers say.

But a new online program can help these kids get past these... Full Page

Pooled Umbilical Cord Blood Boosts Stem Cell Transplant Success, Trial Finds

A new way of using umbilical cord blood — by pooling blood from multiple donors — could make it easier to receive a stem cell transplant for leukemia, a new study says.

Nearly everyone in a small group of patients who received these pooled transplants survived at least one year without severe signs of rejection, researchers rep... Full Page

Dementia Screening Safe For Families, Trial Finds

Screening for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can give seniors and their families advance warning to plan and prepare for oncoming decline.

But there’s also concern that a positive screening result might stress a family out, with adult children anxious over their role as caregivers and seniors worried about losing their indepe... Full Page

Mental Defeat Can Worsen Chronic Pain, Researchers Say

U.K. resident Fiona McNiven can tell you how chronic pain can wear a person down, as she spent more than three decades battling muscle and neuropathic pain.

“It completely overtook my life,” McNiven, 61, of Leeds, said in a news release. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through, and it affected my mood and c... Full Page