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Adults with ADHD commit fewer crimes when on medication

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, November 2012

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23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Criminal behaviour in people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dropped sharply during periods when they were on medication, according to a new extensive registry study conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study that contained of over … Read the full press release

Study will help our genetic understanding of dangerous new viruses

PRESS RELEASE -- 16, November 2012

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists studying the genes and proteins of human cells infected with a common cold virus have identified a new gene identification technique that could increase the genetic information we hold on animals by around 70 to 80 per … Read the full press release

New type of molecular switch could turn up the volume on bowel cancer treatment

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, November 2012

8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A new type of molecular switch can boost common chemotherapy drugs to destroy bowel cancer cells, according to research presented today (Monday) at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool. Scientists at the University of Dundee examined hundreds … Read the full press release