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• Vascular defects appear to underlie the progression of Parkinson's disease

  13-11-2021 13:22
  In an unexpected discovery, researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson's disease. The finding could help explain an earlier outcome of the same study, in which the drug nilotinib was able to halt motor and non-motor (cognition and quality of life) decline in the long term.
  
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• BTec cull could deter working-class students from nursing, universities fear

  13-11-2021 09:30
  
  Professions struggling with staff shortages may suffer if BTec funding withdrawn, say vice-chancellorsThe government’s planned cull of technical qualifications could prevent thousands of working-class students going to university to train to be nurses or work in health and social care, just as these professions are struggling with severe staff shortages, vice-chancellors say.New data from the university admissions service Ucas shows that this year more than 25,000 students who accepted pla
  
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