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• Nerve cell protection free from side effects

  25-10-2019 19:04
  The hormone erythropoietin (Epo) is a well-known doping substance that has a history of abuse in endurance sports. In addition to promoting red blood cell production, Epo protects nerve cells from death. To use this effect to cure neurodegenerative diseases, negative effects need to be prevented. Researchers have now discovered another Epo receptor that could have protective effects in humans without side-effects. The results appeared in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.
  
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• Making technology work for homecare | Letters

  25-10-2019 17:40
  We need to make more use of tech for immediate change, says Ben Maruthappu, and those who need care are caught in a debate around funding, time and quality, says Sally YoungDavid Brindle is absolutely right that most homecare agencies are at breaking point (Society, 23 October). Reform is long overdue. The trend towards people wanting to receive care in their own homes is one the country needs to embrace. We need to build the system around this choice, and currently we are failing.High staff tur
  
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• Foster families need generosity and love, but also fair pay | Letters

  25-10-2019 17:40
  Foster carers and professionals respond to Jimmy Johnstone’s moving article about the importance of foster care workJimmy Johnstone touches on the wider issue of the need to professionalise foster care (Foster care saves lives. Our work deserves employment rights, theguardian.com, 23 October). At a time when CAMHS waiting lists stretch to months even for priority cases (I know this, I’m a GP) foster carers provide what is often the only therapeutic input to the most vulnerable childr
  
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• Not all hypertension drugs are created equal, reports big-data study

  25-10-2019 17:30
  For those with extremely high blood pressure, or hypertension, there are many initial medication options -- so many that it can be hard to know which one to use. Now, a new article provides more information about the relative safety and effectiveness of different hypertension drugs in order to inform this critical treatment decision. The study reveals that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors may not be the best choice for initial treatment.
  
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• Caring Homes lead the way in health and wellbeing activities for older people

  25-10-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Caring Homes colleagues from Whittington House in Cheltenham and Mill House in Chipping Campden were yesterday celebrating success after winning two of three awards presented at The Meaningful Activity and Wellbeing Conference on the 30th September 2019, at the Pavilion, Cheltenham. Organised and hosted by Gloucestershire’s Care home Support Team and Meaningful Activity & Wellbeing […]
  
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• Nottingham care home residents celebrate diamond wedding

  25-10-2019 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Nottingham couple, who live at Ruddington Manor Care Centre in Wilford, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in style with fellow residents, family and friends, as well as receiving a card from the Queen. Anne and Doug Holland, who lived in East Leek before moving to Ruddington Manor, met in 1958 at a Saturday night […]
  
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• Live-in care services rated ‘Good’ by CQC following inspection

  25-10-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Independent care provider Agincare is celebrating after its live-in care services in both the South West and the South East were rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Agincare’s live-in care staff provide one-to-one 24-hour care to people in the comfort and security of their home, right across England. Support ranges from companionship, personal […]
  
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