Hyperactivity

Children can suffer from behavioural problems if their parents are obsessed with smartphones

A new study suggests that even low or seemingly normal amounts of smartphone-related interruption were associated with greater child behaviour problems

Excessive use of smartphones and other devices may lead to behavioural problems in teens

Excess use of smartphone and other devices may lead to attention, behaviour and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, warns new research.

Consuming paracetamol during pregnancy may increase ADHD, autism risk in kids

Paracetamol, a common drug used extensively during pregnancy, maybe linked with autism spectrum as well as attention-related and hyperactivity symptoms in newborns, the first-of-its-kind study has found.