The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/adhd-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/adhd-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/ 32 32 Israeli lab raises hyperactive mutant mice for developing ADHD medications https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lab-raising-hyperactive-mutant-mice-for-developing-adhd-medications/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:49:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2660221 Peer-reviewed research invites scholars worldwide to breed mice with a single ADHD mutation discovered in Bedouin family, as they give 'unprecedented insight' into brain function

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]]> ADHD, LD and the IDF https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/adhd-ld-and-the-idf/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:33:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1674811 At the end of the day, she's the mother of a proud soldier who embodies Ben Gurion's vision for Israel's fighting force

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]]> Israeli scientists use nanobots and thoughts to control when drugs are administered https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientists-use-nanobots-and-thoughts-to-administer-drugs/ Sat, 27 Aug 2016 07:17:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1452170 Researchers say new method monitors brain activity, could be used to preempt flare-up of mental disorders such as schizophrenia

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]]> Adult ADHD: Better Late Than Never https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/adult-adhd-better-late-than-never/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:15:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1402315 Studies have shown that up to 80% of those diagnosed for ADHD in childhood will continue to suffer from symptoms into adulthood. Those symptoms can be quite debilitating and a proper diagnosis and treatment can be literally life saving

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]]> Israel’s ‘expendable’ students https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/israels-expendable-students/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:18:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1221751 An experimental high school saves the kids who fail elsewhere -- the Education Ministry is forcing it to close

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]]> Eye-tracking tech focuses on the challenge of focus https://www.timesofisrael.com/eye-tracking-tech-focuses-on-the-challenge-of-focus/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:02:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1128809 Umoove's new uHealth app could usher in an era in which brain conditions are diagnosed through 'the windows to the soul'

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]]> Breastfeeding could help kids beat ADHD, study shows https://www.timesofisrael.com/breastfeeding-could-help-kids-beat-adhd-study-shows/ Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:29:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=614078 Parents who want to keep their children off ritalin should try feeding them the old fashioned way, a Tel Aviv University team says

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]]> Where fish brains and human brains converge https://www.timesofisrael.com/where-fish-brains-and-human-brains-converge/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:53:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=454674 Ben-Gurion U. professors study visual attention patterns of archer fish, find that human and fish brains have more in common than you'd think

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]]> IDF to let ADHD soldiers join combat units https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-let-adhd-soldiers-join-combat-units/ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=341796 In the past, problems with attention and concentration were enough to block new recruits from the front line

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