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• Potential indicator for the early detection of dementia, Parkinson's

  07-08-2018 19:32
  Researchers have discovered a factor that could support the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. This cytokine is induced by cellular stress reactions after disturbances of the mitochondria, the 'cell's power plants,' as neuropathologists write.
  
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• Clare in the community: shady figures

  07-08-2018 16:00
  Clare and Megan loom large in a homeless man’s story Continue reading...
  
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• Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes: Hope for inhibitors against amyloid plaques

  07-08-2018 15:51
  Effective therapeutics to counteract the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes are not yet available. Scientists have now come a little bit closer to a solution: They have described a new class of designed macrocyclic peptides that are highly potent inhibitors of amyloid formation.
  
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• Siblings of disabled people know them best. Let's use their insight | Monica McCaffrey

  07-08-2018 12:24
  A disabled person’s care is hugely improved if their family and providers collaborate effectively. My charity’s guides help
  Almost six years ago, a government report stressed how crucial family involvement is in the support of people with learning disabilities and autism.Transforming Care: a National Response to Winterbourne View hospital was sparked by abuse at an NHS-funded inpatient unit in Gloucestershire. It stated that the “individual and her/his family must be at the cen
  
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• ‘Outstanding’ Braintree care home invests £450,000 in refurbishment creating new jobs

  07-08-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Braintree care home has invested £450,000 in creating new facilities and fully refurbishing bedrooms to meet the growing demand for residential care.
  The New Deanery in Bocking is housed in a historic Grade II listed building, which has been sensitively refurbished to create bright and spacious facilities suitable for residents and their visitors.
  Re-rendering of the impressive exterior has also ensured the historic home is protected for many years to come.
  In addition to an extensive re
  
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• Milford Care Residents Take Part in Dementia Design Exhibition

  07-08-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A design student from Birmingham University has been working with the staff and residents at Spencer Grove Care Home in Belper to create an amazing design project focussed on design and dementia. 
  Ellie Stanton, textiles, print and surface design student has been selected to display her work, alongside 16 other students at London’s New Designers Exhibition. Every item created and printed for the project and exhibition was done so with the input of the Spencer Grove residents.
   
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• Knitter Knatter sessions create little hats for neonatal babies

  07-08-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A group of elderly ladies and gents have spent weeks knitting hats for the neonatal department at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton.The neonatal intensive care unit at Princess Anne Hospital is one of the largest neonatal units in the country, providing  specialist care to around 900 babies a year from across the south and the channel islands.
   
  Every week, the group meet for the Knitter Knatter session at Woodlands House, Southampton with their knitting needles, yarn and a det
  
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