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Brain Studies Show ADHD Is Real Disease

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay ReporterMon Aug 6, 7:02 PM ET

MONDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a real disease linked to changes in production of the brain chemical dopamine, two new reports suggest.

In the first report, researchers found that a variant of the dopamine receptor gene may help cause the behavioral condition but also improve its long-term outcome.

"If you have a certain variant of this gene, you have a greatly increased risk of having ADHD," said lead researcher Dr. Philip Shaw, a researcher in the Child Psychiatry Branch at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. However, "what we found that was surprising was that having this variant was also associated with having a better outcome from ADHD," he said.

"The kids who had the risk gene tended to get better," Shaw said. "They also tended to be a little bit more intelligent."

Not all children with ADHD have this particular gene variant, Shaw said. "About one-quarter to one-fifth of children with ADHD has this gene variant," he said. "That's higher than the general population where about a fifth to a sixth has the variant."

In a second study, scientists found that, in contrast to the common wisdom, ADHD is associated with lowered dopamine production.

Both reports were published in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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By the way, what's your sig from/of?

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Because of Borat? :|

earthking

He's a jew himself.

I think the point that Sacha Baron Cohen is trying to make is poeple say racists and ignorant things. And their actions are sometimes based on it. In Russia, there was a lot of hate (for Jews) and in some parts, it's the same.

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Because of Borat? :|

CubePrime_basic

He's a jew himself.

Because of Borat? :|

Good series, overrated as hell.

It was a fun ride, and let's leave it at that.

The "Only if there's a war and I get dragged in because of a draft" Branch.

Either that or the Air Force.

I'd say the Marine Corps for manliness-icity, but the training alone might kill me. :P

This is a ridiculous request due to the sheer number of titles available, the number of quality titles there within, and because of Sturgeon's Law compounded by people's opinions.

Same with asking for a good book to read or a good movie to watch. Too broad a spectrum.

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