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• Cancer-linked mutation accelerates growth of abnormal stroke-causing brain blood vessels

  28-04-2021 17:37
  Researchers have discovered an explanation for why cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) -- clusters of dilated blood vessels in the brain -- can suddenly grow to cause seizures or stroke. Specifically, they found that a specific, acquired mutation in a cancer-causing gene (PIK3CA) could exacerbate existing CCMs in the brain. Furthermore, repurposing an already existing anticancer drug showed promise in mouse models of CCMs in improving brain-vascular health and preventing bleeding into the br
  
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• Compulsory Covid jabs for care home staff? As a last resort, it makes sense | Frances Ryan

  28-04-2021 11:00
  
  The proposal is being dismissed in some quarters, but for some older people in England it could be a lifelineOne of the abiding memories of the early days of the pandemic was care homes ravaged by coronavirus. A year on, the government has launched a consultation that could lead to staff in facilities for older people in England being required to have a Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to protect vulnerable residents.This would have been a last resort for ministers. It is uncomfortable to mandate any f
  
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• Focussed training and support – Parkinson’s Awareness Week

  28-04-2021 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Around 145,000 people currently live with Parkinson’s in the UK. Furthermore, for every hour that passes, on average another two people are diagnosed. That’s why awareness, staff training and high-quality support are so important.The Great Care Company is proud to have taken part in Parkinson’s Awareness Week (10-16 April 2021), raising the profile of this often frightening condition and advocating positive support choices.A diagnosis of Parkinson’s can have a huge effect
  
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• Survey shows people three times more likely to work in social care with prior experience

  28-04-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The social care special interest group at the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) has carried out a survey of 225 people, split equally between those working in and outside of social care, to gauge current perceptions of the sector.The Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM), the leading independent membership organisation for managers and leaders planning, delivering and supporting health and care, has published the results of its Social Care Perception Survey
  
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• Named and shamed – local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales

  28-04-2021 05:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A “terrible ten” local authorities who pay the lowest care home fees in Wales have been named and shamed – with Swansea rock bottom.According to industry champions Care Forum Wales (CFW), care homes are the victims of an untenable post code lottery which means they’re paid wildly differing fees depending on which county they are in.CFW chair Mario Kreft MBE is calling for an urgent shake-up of the system once the new Welsh Government is place after the election on May 6,
  
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