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• Protecting the neuronal architecture

  05-06-2020 18:15
  Protecting nerve cells from losing their characteristic extensions, the dendrites, can reduce brain damage after a stroke. Neurobiologists have demonstrated this by means of research on a mouse model.
  
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• UK needs urgent Covid-19 inquiry before we are hit by a second wave | Letter

  05-06-2020 16:44
  
  We must learn lessons from the current crisis if we are to save lives, say 27 leading medics and scientistsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDespite strenuous efforts by health professionals and scientists inside and outside government, the UK has experienced one of the highest death rates from Covid-19 in the world, with the poor and certain minority ethnic groups affected especially badly.If, as seems probable, there is a second wave this winter, many more will
  
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• Covid inquiry vital before second wave | Letter

  05-06-2020 16:44
  
  We must learn lessons from the current crisis if we are to save lives, say 27 leading medics and scientistsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDespite strenuous efforts by health professionals and scientists inside and outside government, the UK has experienced one of the highest death rates from Covid-19 in the world, with the poor and certain minority ethnic groups affected especially badly. If, as seems probable, there is a second wave this winter, many more
  
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• Crewe care staff come up with creative and inventive ideas to keep residents entertained in lockdown

  05-06-2020 08:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Guinness Care staff have been coming up with creative and inventive ideas to keep residents living at Pickmere Court, an independent living development in Crewe, entertained while they have been unable to leave their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Staff had the wonderful idea of contacting schools in the local area to ask if […]
  
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• Scout troops pair up with care homes across UK

  05-06-2020 07:00
  
  Coronavirus crisis prompts movement to switch focus to help hard-hit care sectorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScout troops are being paired with hundreds of care homes across the UK as the 112-year-old movement attempts to shape a new role in post-pandemic Britain by focusing on intergenerational solidarity with the most vulnerable. Cubs and scouts have continued meeting online during the coronavirus crisis – wearing toggles and scarves, and recitin
  
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• Norfolk care homes receive generous gifts of thanks from Norwich City

  05-06-2020 06:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  A number of care homes and homecare services in Norfolk and Suffolk have received special gifts from Norwich City Football Club (NCFC), as a sign of thanks for the efforts of staff during the COVID-19 lockdown. Overbury House in Wroxham, Oaklands House in Reydon, Shipdham Manor in Shipdham, Meadow House in Swaffham, The Manor House […]
  
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