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• Brain protein promotes maintenance of chronic pain

  11-10-2019 22:53
  Study results illuminate the potential of novel approach for the treatment of chronic pain.
  
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• Former Ladies Captain at the Royal Winchester Golf Club tees-up for a perfect day out

  11-10-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Staff at a Winchester care home ‘teed-up’ a perfect day out for one of their residents recently. Former Ladies Captain at the Royal Winchester Golf Club, Ann Tubbs, told companionship team member Laura Sheldrake at St Catherines View, it was her dearest wish to visit the club and meet up with old friends. Laura explained: […]
  
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• Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD

  11-10-2019 15:59
  Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behavior at a rate that is far higher than the general population, according to a new study. Researchers next want to probe whether the sleep disorder might provide an early signal of the development of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
  
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• Fulham footballers surprise ex-soldier cared for at veterans’ home

  11-10-2019 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A disabled soldier who was injured in Iraq was surprised by a visit from two Fulham footballers. Midfielder Kevin McDonald and defender Cyrus Christie dropped in to meet die-hard Fulham fan Stephen Vause, 32, at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton. The visit on Tuesday, 17 September was organised by staff at the […]
  
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• DC Care raises over £500 for Alzheimer’s Society

  11-10-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s barely been a month since Andy, Michelle, Lisa plus their families and four-legged friend took on the 6km route in the Leeds Memory Walk and donations have been surging in! Thousands of eager participants walked the walk on 31st August for a world without dementia. The staff at DC Care raised over £500 for […]
  
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• CQC find Hampshire care home ‘Outstanding’

  11-10-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tegfield House, a Hampshire care home run by Hartford Care, has received an “outstanding” overall rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The inspector’s summary on Tegfield House in Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester, said: “People and their relatives told us the care they received at Tegfield House was exceptionally good and we saw that people were […]
  
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• Charity staff prepare for Birmingham Half Marathon

  11-10-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three members of staff will run the Birmingham Half Marathon to raise money for the veterans’ charity they work for. Kevin Rudge, Alex Ferguson and Laura Manton are fundraising for a new minibus for Royal Star & Garter in Solihull. The trio all work for the charity, which provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and […]
  
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