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• Scientists uncover how protein clumps damage cells in Parkinson's

  20-12-2018 20:11
  Research into the root cause of Parkinson's aims to advance work on a disease-modifying treatment.
  
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• Urine drug testing may be important in early phases of addiction treatment

  20-12-2018 19:02
  A new study shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting.
  
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• Test detects protein associated with Alzheimer's and CTE

  20-12-2018 17:18
  An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early diagnosis of these conditions and open new research into how they originate.
  
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• New brain changes in early Alzheimer's disease

  20-12-2018 16:46
  Researchers have discovered new changes occurring in the human brain in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The researchers used a multiomic approach to determine RNA, protein, and phosphorylation levels and carried out further neurobioinformatic analyses on them.
  
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• Specialist care service in Surbiton rated Outstanding by CQC

  20-12-2018 14:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A care home in Surbiton has been rated Outstanding overall by the Care Quality Commission. London Care Partnership at 1a Upper Brighton Road has been rated as Outstanding for being responsive and well-led. It was rated Good for being safe, effective and caring, following an inspection in September 2018. The home, in the London borough […]
  
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• Giving birth associated with 14 percent higher risk of heart disease and stroke

  20-12-2018 14:00
  Giving birth is associated with a 14 percent higher risk of heart disease and stroke compared to having no children, reports a new study.
  
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• Aberdeen care home achieves grade five status

  20-12-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A well-known Aberdeen facility offering care for the elderly has announced that it has secured two significant accolades. During a recent routine inspection by the Care Inspectorate, the 68-bed Deeside Care Home in Cults achieved grade five status in the areas of how well people’s wellbeing is supported, and how well care and support is […]
  
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• Jewish Care residents enjoyed the festival of lights this Chanukah

  20-12-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jewish Care home residents and community centre members enjoyed the festival of lights this Chanukah together with volunteers and staff, welcoming children from nurseries, schools and cheders to celebrate over the eight days of the festival. Members of Jewish Care’s Edgware & Harrow Community Centre and children from Nagila Nursery who share a building, enjoyed […]
  
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• A year of dispatches from the frayed edges of Britain’s safety net | Frances Ryan

  20-12-2018 09:00
  I paid a second visit to three of the people I met while I was writing the Hardworking Britain seriesOver the year, this column has told the personal stories of people behind politics – from young families struggling to get by under universal credit to disabled people having their social care cut. Each of the stories spoke not only of their lives but something altogether bigger: what is happening to Britain’s safety net. This month, I returned to visit three of them. Continue reading
  
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• Purley care home rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC

  20-12-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A care home in Purley, south London, has been rated Outstanding overall by the Care Quality Commission. Amberley Lodge – Purley, which is run by Care UK Community Partnerships Limited, was rated Outstanding for being caring, responsive and well-led. It was rated Good for being safe and effective, following the inspection in October 2018. The […]
  
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• New study reveals 'startling' risk of stroke

  20-12-2018 01:11
  Globally, one in four people over age 25 is at risk for stroke during their lifetime, according to a new scientific study. Researchers found a nearly five-fold difference in lifetime stroke risk worldwide, with the highest risk in East Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, and lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. The lifetime stroke risk for 25-year-olds in 2016 ranged from 8 percent to 39 percent, depending on where they live; people in China have the highest risk.
  
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