Britain’s £150m mission to defeat dementia once and for all
BRITAIN is to lead the world in finding a dementia cure with the Government unveiling plans for a new £150million research institute.
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Baroness Michelle Mone Slammed for plugging Trim secrets weight-loss pills’ on Twitter
‘Got mine. I need a bikini body for the beach at Xmas! Training hard but Trimsecrets have helped me big time,’ she wrote.
Discrimination against nurses ‘more common than most other NHS staff’
NHS managers have been issued a call to action to tackle discrimination, as new analysis reveals nurses are among the most likely professional groups in the health service to receive this kind of treatment.
Loneliness triggers biological changes which cause illness and early death
Loneliness is not just an emotional state of mind, it actually triggers genetic changes which cause illness and early death, a study shows for the first time.
‘Lost’ Erskine Hospital archive to be catalogued
Historical documents and artefacts from an old hospital, some of which were found underneath floorboards, are to be formally catalogued.
Stroke victim receives stem cell brain injection to restore use of her arm
A 66-year-old woman has become the first in England to undergo a stem cell brain injection to help recover the use of her arm after she suffered a stroke .
Why everything we thought we knew about ‘healthy’ food could be wrong
If you’ve ever tried out the latest diet fad only to find yourself gaining weight and feeling awful and wondered what you were doing wrong, scientists now have an explanation for you.
George Osborne considers axing student nurse bursaries
Student nurses may stop receiving bursaries and instead have to take out loans to pay their tuition fees under plans the Treasury is considering.
Closed to new admissions: care home told it can’t take patients until it improves
A DEMENTIA care home in Poole has been closed to new admissions after being placed in ‘special measures’ following its third inadequate rating by the Care Quality Commission.
Neurologists ‘work out the key to finding happiness’
Everyone wants to be happy and its long been the ultimate goal for humans. Now scientists believe they have found the region in the brain that is responsible for controlling these feelings.