The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Methylphenidate use during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk for malformations overall in a ...

PURPOSE: Cancer is, unfortunately, often a terminal disease. The goal of therapy for many patients with cancer is palliation of symptoms common at the end of life, including pain, depression, and ...

A team of researchers at Kessler Foundation studied the effects of methylphenidate on mental fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). This is the first study to examine the psychostimulant ...

Stimulant drugs, including D-amphetamine, cocaine, and methylphenidate, increase cigarette smoking in controlled human laboratory experiments. Although the mechanism(s) underlying this effect are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Methylphenidate safely and effectively treated apathy in Alzheimer’s disease, according to results of a ...

The reports in this issue by Howard Schachter and colleagues1 and by Anton Miller and associates2 attest to the interest and controversy that stimulant medications continue to raise despite more than ...

In a study that was originally published late last year, researchers unveiled the risks for former cocaine users who may relapse by taking methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is used as a treatment for ...

Review the side-effects of Methylphenidate as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of ...

The Cochrane Library recently conducted a study that revealed something that many mental health professionals, patients, parents and the public have suspected for some time: methylphenidate (Ritalin, ...

It's both appealing and disturbing to think that taking a pill could boost someone's brainpower to make them "smarter." Films like "Limitless" and "Lucy" create fantasies of cognition-enhancing drugs ...