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• Discovery of biomarker could help predict Alzheimer's years before symptoms emerge

  18-02-2021 20:28
  A unique brain protein measured in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms develop, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research.
  
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• Light and genetic probes untangle dynamics of brain blood flow

  18-02-2021 20:27
  New research on tiny capillaries and cells called pericytes details how blood moves through over 400 miles of total vasculature in the human brain.
  
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• Independent Care Provider Acquires Bournemouth Care Home

  18-02-2021 11:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  On behalf of Mahmood Poonja and his fellow directors, DC Care is delighted to announce the successful sale of Muscliff Nursing Home, a high-quality purpose-built care facility located in Bournemouth, registered for 41 residents. The home was constructed in 1997 and is maintained to a high specification, all bedrooms include en-suite facilities.DC Care was instructed to market the business during the covid pandemic, with a confidential sale being a high priority. The home has been acquired by an
  
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• English care home rules could ease before second Covid jabs, says minister

  18-02-2021 11:07
  
  Helen Whately says people could soon be able to hold hands but PPE will still be requiredCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople may be able to hold hands with their loved ones in English care homes before all residents have had their second Covid vaccine dose, the care minister has said.Helen Whately said she did not see why people would have to wait for a second dose, though visitors would still be required to wear PPE. Continue reading...
  
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• The NHS rose to the challenge of Covid, but its next test may be even harder | Bruce Keogh

  18-02-2021 10:57
  
  The health service needs modernising if it is to maintain its position at the forefront of patient care and medical researchBruce Keogh is a former national medical director of NHS EnglandOver the past year, our NHS has risen to the challenges of the pandemic. But it’s been a very close-run thing. There have been well-publicised difficulties such as the shortage of ventilators, ICU beds and PPE, and the physical and staffing capacity of the health service has been strained to breaking poin
  
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• Encore Care Homes staff promote a career in care

  18-02-2021 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frontline workers at Encore Care Homes are promoting the benefits of a career in care as they support the search for 500 people to sign up to a new not-for-profit care agency.The team at Encore Care Homes is looking to welcome 500 Dorset residents to sign up to its new initiative, Care Club, to fulfil a range of roles at Great Oaks in Bournemouth, Oakdale in Poole and Fairmile Grange in Christchurch. The not-for-profit care agency is backing Encore Care Homes’ partnership with the NHS to t
  
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• COVID-19 vaccination, the best birthday present ever!

  18-02-2021 08:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bowbridge Court care home resident, Kathleen Treharne, who has lived through two worldwide pandemics a century apart, says that her Covid-19 vaccination was the best birthday present ever!Kathleen Treharne, who was born during the Spanish flu pandemic, marked her milestone 102nd birthday with a relaxing pamper afternoon at the Bowbridge Court on-site beauty parlour.Kathleen spent her special day being pampered from head to toe, with staff offering their services to provide manicure, pedicur
  
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