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• Why only some post-stroke survivors can 'copy what I say'

  12-11-2019 22:02
  Researchers report that the left lateral temporal cortex must be intact in stroke patients with aphasia if they are to have their speech entrained. In speech entrainment, stroke survivors practice fluent speech production by following along with another speaker.
  
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• Defining a new approach to treating Parkinson's disease

  12-11-2019 17:03
  Scientists have identified Cav2.3 as a new target for a promising specific therapy.
  
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• Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer

  12-11-2019 15:57
  Researchers have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer cells and tumors.
  
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• Home Instead Senior Care makes its mark at Leaders in Care Awards 2019

  12-11-2019 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pioneering home care company Home Instead Senior Care has won two awards at this year’s Leaders in Care Awards 2019 held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. Cited as the organisation that has led the pack in terms of providing outstanding care over the past 12 months, Home Instead Senior Care secured the title of […]
  
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• Wake up, politicians! Disabled people rely on social care too – not just older people | Frances Ryan

  12-11-2019 13:00
  
  Millions of people with disabilities need help to get out of bed, wash and go to the toilet. Their needs must not be ignored in this electionI can’t help but wonder what the social care equivalent of the well-worn NHS general election photo op would be. Instead of health secretaries putting on scrubs and a party leader looking sympathetic next to a patient’s bedside, perhaps Boris Johnson would like to wait with a paraplegic as she soils herself in her front room because she has no a
  
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• The scandalous detention of learning disabled people won't be stopped by a review | Dan Scorer

  12-11-2019 11:35
  
  Urgent investment in social care is essential to address the reasons why people are locked away in inpatient unitsPeople with a learning disability face inequalities in all aspects of their lives, and access to good quality health and social care is no exception.Many people may think asylums are a thing of the past, but 2,250 people with a learning disability and/or autism continue to be locked away in inpatient units across the country, where they are at increased risk of abuse and neglect.Cont
  
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• Kingsley Court awarded Work Experience Employer of the Year by Uxbridge College

  12-11-2019 10:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kingsley Court care home, based in Hayes, Middlesex, has been presented with a ‘Work Experience Employer of the Year’ award from Uxbridge College. The award was presented as part of the college’s annual awards ceremony to celebrate ‘stand out students’, as well as employers that closely support students with placements, apprenticeships and career opportunities. The […]
  
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• Rising culinary star from Balhousie Care Group rises to the top!

  12-11-2019 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A rising culinary star from Balhousie Care Group has proved cream really does rise to the top as he is shortlisted for a local business award. Ben Haddow, Head Chef at Balhousie Luncarty care home in Perthshire, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Business Star Award. He is a finalist for the Blackadders Employee of […]
  
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• Childhood pneumonia cases up 50% in 10 years, NHS data shows

  12-11-2019 07:01
  
  A&E admissions highest in deprived areas of England as bronchiolitis drives increaseEmergency hospital admissions for children with pneumonia have risen by more than 50% in England over the past decade, figures suggest, with admission rates highest in more deprived areas.According to NHS Digital data analysed by the charities Unicef and Save the Children, between April 2018 and March 2019 there were 56,210 emergency admissions in England for pneumonia in those aged 18 or younger, using a def
  
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• Anticoagulant benefits for atrial fibrillation decrease with age

  12-11-2019 00:00
  The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) -- one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats and a leading cause of stroke -- decreases with age, as the risk of death from other factors diminishes their benefit in older patients, according to a new study.
  
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