Does a probiotic help children with ADHD? Scientists from Porto recruit volunteers
The starting question is simple: does supplementation with a probiotic have beneficial effects on children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? This is what scientists from Porto want to study and, to this end, they are recruiting children aged between six and 12. See the news in Público or on RTP.
FMUP recruits participants to test probiotic for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) has started recruiting participants for a new intervention study – M2CHILD-pro – which will evaluate the effects of supplementation with a probiotic in children aged 6 to 12 with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). See the press release on the FMUP website.
Dissemination of results at the Nutrition and Food Congress of the Portuguese Nutrition Association
In 2024 and 2025, the M2Child team participated in the Nutrition and Food Congress of the Portuguese Nutrition Association with two poster presentations: “Fruit diversity negatively correlates with anxiety and depression symptoms in ADHD children” and “Interplay between dietary diversity and systemic immune-inflammatory markers in ADHD”. The project’s nutritionist, Sofia Pinto, presented the studies, which […]
Hyperactive and attention-deficit children have more impulsive aggression
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show more impulsive aggressive behaviour related to self-control problems and depressive symptoms, reveals a study released today by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). The study – which is part of a research project called M2Child – analysed 72 children between the ages of 6 and […]
Scientific paper on impulsive aggression in ADHD
The M2Child team published an article in Frontiers in Psychiatry exploring the mediating role of emotion dysregulation and depressive symptoms in the relationship between inhibitory control difficulties and impulsive aggression in children with ADHD. Access the article here.
Award for best communication at the 6th National ADHD Congress
On 12 and 13 October, the M2Child team was in Lisbon for the 6th National ADHD Congress organised by the Portuguese Attention Deficit Society (SPDA). On the 13th, Sofia Marques, a lecturer at the Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Universidade Lusíada – Norte (Porto) and a researcher at the Centre for Research in […]
Dissemination of results at the 6th National ADHD Congress
On 12 and 13 October, the M2Child team attended the 6th National ADHD Congress organised by the Portuguese Attention Deficit Society (SPDA). On the 12th, Sofia Pinto presented, in poster format, the results of her master’s thesis, which she defended on 15 September, titled ‘Diet and inflammation in Portuguese children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: a case-control […]
Dissemination of preliminary results at the 9th World Congress on ADHD
From 18 to 21 May, the M2Child team was in Amsterdam for the 9th World Congress on ADHD, where they presented three posters with some preliminary results, which will be published in scientific journals very soon. The posters can be viewed below.
Dissemination of the results of review article at the 5th National ADHD Congress
On 10 and 11 November, the M2Child team attended the 5th National ADHD Congress organised by the Portuguese Attention Deficit Society (SPDA). On the 11th, Sofia Pinto, a nutritionist from the M2Child team, presented the results of the review article, of which she is first author, titled ‘Eating Patterns and Dietary Interventions in ADHD: A […]
Review Article on Eating Patterns and Dietary Interventions in ADHD
The M2Child team published a review article in Nutrients exploring which dietary patterns are most associated with ADHD and what the scientific evidence is for the clinical use of dietary interventions in ADHD. Access the article here.