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• Exploring genetic 'dark matter,' researchers gain new insights into autism and stroke

  24-07-2019 19:37
  For the brain to function smoothly, its cells must carefully regulate which proteins are produced and when. By studying gene regulation, researchers are now shedding light on complex brain conditions like autism and stroke.
  
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• Molecule reduces accumulation of toxic protein in Parkinson's disease model

  24-07-2019 16:40
  The discovery supports GM1 ganglioside as a potential target for Parkinson's therapy.
  
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• Stimulation of the ear can help manage Parkinson's symptoms

  24-07-2019 16:39
  This study shows stimulation of the ear can help manage Parkinson's symptoms.
  
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• Former NFL players may face higher risk of atrial fibrillation

  24-07-2019 14:45
  Former National Football League (NFL) players were nearly 6 times more likely to have atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke. Former NFL athletes had lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, and had lower resting heart rates compared to the control group, yet the incidence of atrial fibrillation was still higher.
  
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• Fremantle in Bloom awards recognise green fingered talent

  24-07-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cllr Paul Turner joined residents and employees from local charity and care provider, The Fremantle Trust, for a ‘blooming’ good day at its annual gardening awards, which took place at The Heights nursing home in Downley.   More than 50 entries were submitted to the Fremantle in Bloom competition from keen gardeners across the Trust’s […]
  
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• Heathcotes Group introduces independent supported living provision in Grimsby

  24-07-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has increased its capacity to provide a full care pathway for service users with the development of independent supported living properties in Grimsby.   Four spacious apartments have been constructed to accommodate individuals who no longer require full-time residential care in one of Heathcotes’ specialist services for adults with learning disabilities, […]
  
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• Who’s Matt Hancock? The health secretary’s only legacy will be how quickly he’s forgotten | Denis Campbell

  24-07-2019 08:30
  History will judge his first, possibly only, year running the Department of Health and Social Care as an irrelevanceI have never seen such an empty vessel as a cabinet minister”. This is one NHS chief executive’s verdict on Matt Hancock’s stint as health and social care secretary. It is a harsh judgment, but it reflects a widespread view among NHS bosses that if Boris Johnson’s imminent formation of his first government leads to Hancock leaving for another job, few will m
  
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• Telford care home enhances level of care to support people with dementia

  24-07-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
    A unit at a Telford care home has undergone a major refurbishment to offer an enhanced level of care and support for people with dementia.   The 12-bed Kingfisher unit at Lightmoor View has been renovated to include specialist facilities and new en-suite bedrooms that will encourage residents living with dementia to live more […]
  
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• ‘I don’t think Erica would still be alive without a specialist learning disability doctor’ | Saba Salman

  24-07-2019 07:00
  The UK’s first physician for those with complex needs could help save lives and reduce health inequalitiesThe first doctor specialising in profound and multiple learning disabilities in the UK is set to be recruited later this year. Hull clinical commissioning group (CCG) took the decision to employ a specialist PMLD doctor to support adults with complex needs after the condition of a patient, Erica Carlin, improved dramatically following the care she had received for serious digestive and
  
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