Hope for deafness gene therapy cure within five years
A gene therapy cure for inherited deafness has been successfully tested and could be offered to patients in under five years. Researchers restored the hearing of deaf mice by injecting
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Report finds dementia costs society in Wales £1.4 billion a year
A new report, ‘The hidden cost of dementia in Wales’, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society, exposes the financial and human costs of dementia to society in Wales. It estimates that in
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Houston to receive UWS honour for contribution to children’s services
The former Chief Executive of CHILDREN 1ST, Anne Houston OBE will receive an Honorary Doctorate from University of the West of Scotland (UWS) at its graduation ceremony today, at Thomas
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Forum chair urges Welsh sector to nominate social care professionals
Care Forum Wales’ chair, Mario Kreft, has called on social care professionals to nominate people in the sector for the First Minister’s St Davids Day Awards. Mr Kreft received an
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Universities collaborate to research medication errors in care homes
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded a £2 million grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for a five-year research programme into medicines
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‘Significant public health concern’ over pregnancy alcohol levels
Alcohol use during pregnancy is “prevalent and socially pervasive” in the UK and Ireland, health experts have warned after carrying out a large scale study. Women across all socio-demographic groups
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£2bn cut from vulnerable children’s funding in last five years
Nearly £2 billion was cut from funding to help vulnerable children keep their lives on track in the last five years, according to leading charities. Drug and alcohol support along
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Osborne warned on further social care cuts as 1 million elderly ‘stranded’
More than a million older people are struggling to cope with basic tasks such as getting out of bed, washing and dressing with no help, a charity has warned, as
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Cardiff study identifies major reduction in youth offending
Scientists believe that a simple two-hour emotional awareness course aimed at making young offenders less aggressive could hold the key to significantly reducing the seriousness of their future crimes. In
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Pro-life MPs launch bid to change Scots abortion law
A group of pro-life MPs have launched a bid to give the Scottish Parliament the power to change abortion law in the country. A cross-party amendment to the Scotland Bill,
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