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• Call it Mighty Mouse: Breakthrough leaps Alzheimer's research hurdle

  31-07-2019 18:54
  Researchers have made it possible to learn how key human brain cells respond to Alzheimer's, vaulting a major obstacle in the quest to understand and one day vanquish it. By developing a way for human brain immune cells known as microglia to grow and function in mice, scientists now have an unprecedented view of crucial mechanisms contributing to the disease.
  
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• Nottinghamshire children in care abused for decades – report

  31-07-2019 14:02
  About 350 people told child abuse inquiry of alleged incidents from the 1960s to 90sSexual abuse of children in council care in Nottinghamshire was widespread for decades and repeated failures to learn from mistakes exposed more young people to harm, a report has concluded.About 350 people alleged they were abused while in residential or foster care in the county from the 1960s onwards, but the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) said the true scale was likely to be higher. Conti
  
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• Hornchurch carer helps Gray’s Gary Thowney fulfil dolphin encounter dream

  31-07-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Manorcourt Homecare, part of the Healthcare Homes Group, is delighted to have assisted a client who lives with Cerebral Palsy in achieving one of his ultimate bucket-list wishes; to have a one-to-one dolphin encounter. Gary Thowney, 35, who lives in Grays, has recently returned from a trip to the Costa Blanca in Spain, which was […]
  
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• Residents enjoy intergenerational baking sessions for The Great Jewish Bake Day

  31-07-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Food and fun has united the community again for Jewish Care’s 7th Great Jewish Bake Day. Thousands of nursery children and school pupils have been getting together to bake, ice and decorate challah, cakes, biscuits and fruit with Jewish Care residents and community centre members, staff and volunteers from the ages of 2 to 102 […]
  
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• Social workers are being blamed for their own stress and burnout

  31-07-2019 08:52
  The concept of individual resilience is diverting attention from failures in a system hit by funding cuts and a staff exodusWhat is resilience? The dictionary defines it as the capacity to recover from trauma and stress. In practice, social workers are expected to identify and develop coping strategies to help manage the demands of their work. Indeed, it is a professional requirement.But we have heard disturbing anecdotes from practitioners who suggest the notion of resilience is being used by e
  
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• Bield appoints interim Chief Executive

  31-07-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  ONE of the country’s largest providers of housing and support services has appointed an interim Chief Executive as it continues the recruitment process for the full-time position.   Bield has promoted Charlie Dickson to take over the role on temporary basis after the former stepped down following nine years in the role.   Mr Dickson […]
  
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