Laura Simmons

Articles by Laura Simmons

We Could Be Missing A Key Detail About ADHD: New Data Suggests There Are 3 Distinct Types - IFLScience

HealthMarch 4, 2026

We may be missing something important about ADHD, a new study suggests. From an analysis of brain scan data, researchers have concluded there may be three distinct subtypes of ADHD with different proâ...

What Causes All The Symptoms Of Long COVID And ME/CFS? The Brainstem Could Be The Key - IFLScience

HealthJanuary 1, 2026

ME/CFS and the closely related long COVID could be caused by damage to the brainstem, according to a new scientific theory. If their new model turns out to be right, the scientists behind it suggest …...

ADHD Meds Used By Millions Of Kids And Adults Don’t Work The Way We Thought They Did - IFLScience

HealthDecember 30, 2025

Stimulant drugs that are widely used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a different mechanism of action than scientists thought. New data reveals these drugs pri…...

Radical New Treatment Clears Disease In 64 Percent Of Patients With Incurable Cancer - IFLScience

HealthDecember 11, 2025

Patients with previously incurable cancer are seeing incredible results thanks to a pioneering new treatment that has just completed early trials. The world-first gene therapy is called BE-CAR7, and …...

Study Reveals Symptoms Of Long COVID In Young Kids – Here's What To Look Out For - IFLScience

HealthMay 29, 2025

Kids can get long COVID too, but it might not necessarily look the same as it does in adults. New data out of the US, including over 1,000 children, is showing that the symptoms of long COVID look di…...