Alzheimer’s disease may affect the brain differently in African-Americans than white Americans of European descent, scientists have said. Researchers who conducted the study in the United States said their findings
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A major new study will see nearly 6,000 schoolchildren take part in a trial to test whether mindfulness training can improve their mental health. Mindfulness – described by the NHS
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Almost two-thirds of children in poverty are living with parents who work, according to a new study. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that, while levels of absolute child
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A 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed disappointment over the lack of progress being made in Rotherham’s child protection services. The regulator has today published a review of how effectively
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NHS England has said it will take urgent action after finding a “high level of inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs in people with learning disabilities”. A report estimated that up
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The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to introduce a blanket ban on so-called legal highs. Peers voted by 178 to 139, majority 39, in
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The mother of murdered Daniel Pelka has died in prison on the eve of what would have been her son’s eighth birthday. Magdelena Luczak (pictured), 29, who was convicted of
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A lack of knowledge about breast cancer symptoms other than a lump is putting the health of older women at risk, experts have warned. One in three women diagnosed with
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The majority of people in Britain are harmed by others’ drinking, according to a new report. The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) said its research had found that one in
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