Current treatments for attention deficit disorder work, but doctors and researchers are hoping to develop even better medicine. They want to find drugs that aren’t addictive, won’t stunt a child’s growth and don’t cause an increase in blood pressure.Studies done by UW-Madison researchers give an indication how the stimulants currently used affect the brain. Shamane Mills reports…
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