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ADHD, Autism & Medication: Why You May React Differently

Many neurodivergent people get more side effects at low doses, less benefit at standard ones, or even paradoxical reactions. Here is the neurobiology - and why it matters.

Jun 12, 2026 Read more →

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Science ⏱ 8 min

Estrogen & ADHD: Why Symptoms Shift Across a Woman's Cycle and Life

Estrogen fuels dopamine - so ADHD symptoms can rise and fall with the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause. What the science says.

Jun 11, 2026 Read more →

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Autism May Have Two Subtypes: What Brain Connectivity Reveals

New research in Nature Neuroscience points to two distinct autism brain profiles - hypo- and hyperconnectivity. What it means (and what it does not).

Jun 07, 2026 Read more →

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ADHD Genes & Dopamine: DRD4, DRD2, DAT1 - and Can a DNA Test Detect Them?

The main genes linked to ADHD, what they do, and the honest truth about whether 23andMe or AncestryDNA can detect them.

Jun 07, 2026 Read more →

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Science ⏱ 7 min

The ADHD Brain & Dopamine: Why Motivation Works Differently

ADHD is not about willpower. Discover how dopamine, reward and brain networks shape attention and motivation.

Jun 06, 2026 Read more →

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ADHD Stimulants Don't Target Attention, New Brain Study Finds

A major 2025 Cell study finds ADHD stimulants act on the brain's arousal and reward systems, not its attention networks. Here is what that means.

Jun 02, 2026 Read more →

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Autism and ADHD: One Brain Pattern, Two Labels

A 2025 brain-imaging study shows autism and ADHD share the same wiring. The severity of autistic traits, not the diagnosis, shapes the brain.

May 29, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

A new map of PTSD: what the 2026 Nature Primer tells us

Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a comprehensive update on post-traumatic stress disorder in May 2026, written by the field's senior researchers. It is a state-of-knowledge document, not a breakthrough, and that is exactly what makes it useful. Here is what it says about who develops PTSD, why, and what actually treats it now.

May 29, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

A New Schizophrenia Biomarker: Real Progress, Real Caution

Reuters reported that Northwestern researchers identified Cacna2d1, a brain protein that could become a biomarker for schizophrenia and a target for the cognitive symptoms current drugs do not treat. The finding is real. The hype around it is the part that needs careful reading.

May 24, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

Ultra-Processed Foods and ADHD in Children: What Does the Science Actually Say?

You may have seen the claim on social media that removing processed foods cuts ADHD symptoms by 64%. The study is real, but the story is more nuanced than the headline suggests.

May 23, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?

Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.

May 19, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 4 min

Schizophrenia: Art, Hallucinations and the Brain

Artist Sue Morgan draws her hallucinations to get them out of her head. Clinician Sukhi Shergill uses MRI to look inside the brains of people living with schizophrenia. A short Nature documentary.

May 14, 2026 Read more →

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