A new imaging technique has shown up increased grey matter in the areas of the brain that control social processing and learning by observation in autism patients.

Some 71 per cent of people with mental health problems have been victimised within the community in last two years, compared with less than a quarter of the general population, new research has shown.

Having high blood pressure can worsen the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, as it constricts the blood flow in the brains of elderly people with the condition.

More than 6,000 pages of evidence have been put together in the case of four people charged with neglecting elderly residents at a Gloucester care home.

Five members of staff have been suspended from their jobs at an adult day centre in Cornwall, amid allegations of abuse.

A Sheffield care worker accused of sexually assaulting an elderly dementia patient told a jury he had not touched the woman, saying: “If somebody touched my mother or mother-in-law like that I would be very annoyed.”

A £3 Million housing scheme for people with autism is to open in a South Yorkshire village next year.