@timespan-h2020.bsky.social New research from the University of Western Australia explores how women’s use of antidepressants and other mental health medications changes after an ADHD diagnosis ➡️ Key links between ADHD treatment, mental health, and heart health.
New TIMESPAN study in BMC Medicine: Adults with ADHD discontinue antihypertensives more often, but ADHD meds improve adherence. 📈💊
👉 Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🩷 Congrats to all who contributed!
#adultADHD #Hypertension
Kelli Lehto (Uni Tartu) is recruiting a PhD student & postdoc for a new ERC-funded project on ADHD in adults.
Work with @estbiobank.bsky.social data + international collaborators.
👉 Postdoc ut.ee/en/job-offer...
👉 PhD genomics.ut.ee/en/content/p...
#PhDPosition #PostdocPosition
@timespan-h2020.bsky.social continues advancing knowledge on ADHD and long-term health to support better outcomes across Europe.
Read the TIMESPAN project update here:
There is broad and strong scientific consensus about #ADHD itself, but health systems shape diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. 🌍
Read more about what clinicians and researchers agree on—and why health systems matter: timespan.eu/adhd-diagnos...
#GlobalHealth
@timespan-h2020.bsky.social project results and key findings.
Higher ADHD genetic risk was linked to an increased risk of conditions like heart failure, vascular disease, obesity, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and migraines.
Learn more: timespan.eu
Excited to announce the completion of data collection for the ART-CARMA study! By the end of 2025, we collected real-world remote monitoring data from 305 adults with ADHD during their first year of pharmacological treatment.
Read more: timespan.eu/art-carma-da...
@adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
🎆 We wish each and everyone a very Happy New Year 2026! 🩷
#HappyNewYear #Welcome2026
We wish each and everyone, whether you’re a project member and a project friend, enthusiast or observer, a restful and well deserved break and hope the coming weeks bring you time to recharge with family and friends.
Some highlights:
💫 ART-CARMA data collection just finalised @adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
💫 Strong & steady progress across all work packages
💫 Our TIMESPAN Public Engagement Event in London in April 2025
💫 Ongoing dissemination and visibility through conferences, events & outreach activities
Season’s Greetings from TIMESPAN
As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what has been a very meaningful and productive year for the TIMESPAN project. None of this would be possible without the dedication, collaboration, and enthusiasm from our partners.
@timespan-h2020.bsky.social 20 Publication Highlight
ART-CARMA Qualitative Research Highlights Why Adults With ADHD Discontinue Medication
Read the article here: timespan.eu/newsroom/pro...
📱 How is #mobilehealth transforming #ADHD research? In a new TIMESPAN masterclass, Amos Folarin & Alice Barnes show how wearables, smartphones, RADAR-base and ART-CARMA bring research closer to real life.
🎥 Watch: https://youtu.be/8AhGy32LNws
#DigitalHealth
@adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
⌚ What if your smartwatch could do more than just track your steps? What if it could transform healthcare itself? In this keynote, Prof. Richard Dobson explores how mobile health technologies are transforming healthcare and research.
📺 https://youtu.be/y-YtJ8noxeg
@adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
New ART-CARMA paper! 🧠✨
Interviews with adults 1 year after #ADHD medication initiation reveal why many discontinue treatment:
• adjusting to diagnosis
• shifting expectations
• limited support options
• balancing benefits vs side effects
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
@adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
What are the main cardiovascular risks of ADHD medications? A review in Expert Opinion on Drug Safety summarises the latest evidence, from clinical trials to long-term nationwide studies.
Effects are generally small, but monitoring remains key.
#ADHDmedication #DrugSafety
🚽 Happy #WorldToiletDay! Did you know the first flush toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harington in #London? And in #Stockholm, the Källargränd urinoar is the city’s oldest public urinal. Love quirky urban history? Explore our #ScienceRallyes full of curious facts. 👉 www.sciencerallye.eu
Zoom Screenshot of TIMESPAN's 10th Steering Committee Meeting
Yesterday we held our final Steering Committee meeting!
Our Coordinator summed it up perfectly: “The main focus now is how we can harvest, and produce, in the best possible way, until the end of TIMESPAN.”
🌱 Time to turn hard work into strong scientific outputs
#ADHDResearch
Clinical data alone can’t capture how complex conditions evolve in daily life.
In our latest blog post, empatica explores how continuous monitoring is transforming #digitalhealth research.
Read more 👇
🔗 timespan.eu/continuous-m...
#Wearables #RealWorldData #HealthResearch
What happens to women’s use of other medications when they start treatment for ADHD? Ms Dani Russell PhD research brings together data, lived experience, and a gendered lens to understand the unique experiences of women with #ADHD.
See more on the blog: timespan.eu/women-adhd-d...
#Neuroskyence
New research from @haskoliislands.bsky.social highlights an important link between #ADHD and #womenshealth.
Using data from the Icelandic SAGA Cohort, the team found that women with ADHD experience more severe & earlier symptoms of #perimenopause.
👉 Read more: timespan.eu/adhd-perimen...
#AdultADHD
@timespan-h2020.bsky.social Project Update:
This year, TIMESPAN published work in Lancet Psychiatry and hosted a major public event on ADHD, obesity, and long-term health across Europe.
Read more:
🚀 Highlights from the AADPA’s 8th Annual Conference on ADHD!
Our team from Hong Kong Uni presented insights on early executive function development and community partnerships for children with #ADHD.
Let’s advance ADHD care together!
#HealthcareInnovation #CommunityEngagement
🧠💊 ADHD meds do more than treat symptoms.
A new @bmj.com study from TIMESPAN partners at @ki.se shows reduced risks of suicide, substance misuse, transport accidents & criminality.
Important evidence for clinical practice.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/390/...
#ADHD #ADHDsky #ADHDmedication #Neuroskyence
A really powerful listen 🎧 Our ART-CARMA study participant Christian shares his story of living with ADHD and receiving a diagnosis and beginning medication as an adult.
Huge thanks to Christian for sharing his experience, and to Phoebe Rocks for supporting his involvement.
💬 “Once I understood my ADHD, and once I received acceptance instead of ongoing confusion, I was able to grow into a person I never thought I could be.”
For #ADHDAwarenessMonth, Christian shares his powerful story.
🎧 Listen here 👉 youtu.be/9xCk7uUZeEQ
@adhd-remote-tech.bsky.social
#AdultADHD
The #ADHD Remote Technology Study of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Medication Adherence (ART-CARMA) team discuss their preliminary findings and attendance at the #EUNETHYDIS (the European Network for ADHD) 36th annual meeting.
Read more: timespan.eu/adhd-art-car...
🎙 New TIMESPAN podcast episode! For #ADHDAwarenessMonth (The Many Faces of ADHD), we invited Viljo Wilding (ADDISS, ADHD Europe) to talk about why lived experience must shape #ADHD research + what science means for real lives.
👉 Listen: https://youtu.be/qHHatpMcM14
@viljo.me
🌍Going further - together😊
Multi-database #Pharmacoepidemiology unlocks insights no single dataset can: Rare outcomes, subgroup effects, local practice patterns. But it’s complex
10 steps to keep studies robust & reproducible:
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#RealWorldData #MultiCountry
#PCOS is more than a reproductive disorder. 💡
Our latest blog explores how PCOS links to ADHD and cardiometabolic health. And why holistic care matters.
👉 Read the full post: timespan.eu/pcos-adhd-ca...
#ADHD #CardiometabolicHealth #WomensHealth
