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• Discovery may help derail Parkinson's 'runaway train'

  31-10-2019 16:25
  Researchers have discovered a new enzyme that inhibits the LRRK2 pathway. Mutations of the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of genetic Parkinson's disease. The enzyme they found - called PPM1H - has been shown to possess remarkable properties to reverse the biology triggered by LRRK2.
  
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• Dorset dog show raises £500 for para-cyclist’s cancer quest

  31-10-2019 16:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Dorset care home where GB para-cyclist Liz Clarke-Saul’s grandparents once lived, hosted a dog show to support her cancer fundraising. Liz’s grandparents Gordon and Noreen Saul went to live at Colten Care’s Brook View in West Moors near Ferndown in 2010. Liz and her parents Jeremy and Lesley were regular visitors to the home […]
  
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• Healthcare Homes Group hosts Star Awards to recognise staff efforts

  31-10-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Healthcare Homes Group, which provides residential and domiciliary care services, has hosted its second annual Star Awards event to recognise the efforts of its staff and to celebrate excellence across its organisation.   In total, nineteen awards were presented to staff who have consistently excelled in their performance, and demonstrated continued dedication to delivering the […]
  
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• Care home staff share perspectives on ‘Dementia Utopia’

  31-10-2019 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Enabling residents to live well with dementia was the key theme of a conference involving five dedicated care homes including two rated Outstanding by regulator the CQC. Colten Care’s fifth Dementia Utopia in three years brought 75 colleagues from across the south to AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality stadium to share insight and best practice – and […]
  
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• 'I didn't know if he'd recover': NHS staff on the patients they'll never forget

  31-10-2019 09:00
  From physios working with stroke survivors to radiographers identifying 7/7 victims, it isn’t just doctors and nurses who form bonds with patientsWhen I was a junior speech and language therapist, I worked with a young man who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a car crash. He could not talk and was fed via a tube in his stomach. It was hard to predict whether he would recover. Continue reading...
  
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• Hallmark Care Homes acquires Brentwood home

  31-10-2019 07:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hallmark Care Homes has acquired Brookes House, a 56-bed care home in Brentwood, Essex.   The vacant home situated close to the town centre has been sold to Hallmark who will be supported by Savista Developments to rebuild a brand-new care home in keeping with the local area.   Hallmark are planning to build a […]
  
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