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Scanner to aid dementia research
A scanner which could help scientists develop better treatments for dementia and other brain conditions is to be installed at a Scottish university.
Hospitals ‘leave elderly to fend for themselves’: Patients sent home without enough support, says charity
Hundreds of thousands of older people are being sent home from hospital without enough support, increasing their risk of being readmitted, according to a major report.
Hunt urges public to use pharmacies as alternative to A&E
The government has announced that an extra £300m will be redirected to measures designed to help the NHS cope with winter pressures, including boosting staff numbers and services, particularly at weekends.
Roboy, the robotic ‘boy’ set to help humans with everyday tasks (and scientists hope to build him in just nine months)
Engineers at the University of Zurich’s Artificial Intelligence Lab hope that 1.2m tall Roboy, designed to look like a child, will eventually help the sick and elderly by acting as a mechanical helper.
Dementia study questions advice on taking supplements
In one of the largest studies to date, there was no difference in memory test scores between those who had taken the supplements for two years and those who were given a placebo.
Robotic skeleton gives a man the ability to walk nearly 10 years after road accident left him paralysed
Gareth Herridge broke his neck and badly damaged vertebrae in a car crash on in January 2005.
Gay men ‘should be given HPV vaccine’ that protects against cancers
Men who have sex with men should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) because they are at high risk of contracting the virus, the Joint Commission on Vaccination and Immunisation has said.
GPs should prescribe GARDENING to prevent onset of dementia, doctor claims
Dr William Bird, who advises Public Health England on physical activity, says the NHS should acknowledge the power of the great outdoors as a medical treatment.
Tapping into dementia
Communicating with individuals with advanced dementia in their own terms can have a profound effect on the lives of those living with the illness, according to a specialist in the subject.