Growing awareness of ADHD may be leading some young adults to mistakenly believe they have the disorder, according to new U of T Scarborough research. 

The study, published in Psychological Medicine, found that while mental health awareness programs are designed to help people recognize symptoms and seek support, they can trigger false self-diagnosis. 

Carotid plaques block the blood supply to the brain. It is often considered a leading cause of stroke. Ethnicity-based characteristics and differences in the plaques are studied to tailor targeted management approaches. In a recently published study in the Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, histological features of carotid plaques from patients of Chinese and North American populations were investigated and compared, reporting distinct histological differences.