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A rapid review found that ADHD stimulant misuse declined in several recent US surveys, particularly among younger adults, although millions continued to report misuse. Evidence linked frequent misuse with polysubstance use, while long-term health consequences remain poorly characterized.

Analysis of genetic testing data from nearly 180,000 individuals with autism suggests that Phelan-McDermid syndrome may affect approximately 1 in 7,300 people. The findings indicate the condition may be substantially more common than previously estimated and highlight ongoing diagnostic gaps.

Genetic analyses of nearly 80,000 infants identified variants associated with toddler activity levels and other early behavioral traits. Several of these genetic signals overlapped with those previously linked to ADHD and autism, although the findings do not establish causality.

Past-year creatine use among U.S. adolescents roughly doubled between 2019 and 2024, even as anabolic steroid use continued a two-decade decline, according to a national survey of nearly 875,000 students.

A resurgent social media challenge involving high-dose diphenhydramine ingestion has been linked to seizures, cardiac arrest, and adolescent deaths, with poison center calls more than doubling in the first half of 2026 compared with all of 2025.

A 14-year-old athlete presenting with exertional dyspnea and partial albuterol response prompted a structured biopsychosocial workup that revealed anxiety disorder rather than exercise-induced asthma as the primary driver.