Scientists have created an algorithm which can detect a side effect of Parkinson’s treatment that causes involuntary jerking movements. Prolonged prolonged exposure to the dopamine replacement drugs can lead to
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A children’s unit at a busy hospital will close for a day because of staff shortages. Bosses at NHS Lothian announced the children’s short stay assessment unit at St John’s
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened the first part of a £48 million hospital redevelopment aimed at improving mental health care. Ms Sturgeon and Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt
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A new study on dementia has found how damage spreads through the brain by “jumping” between cells. Scientists used new technology to discover key chemicals disrupting brain cells in a
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A robot which teaches people key facial expressions could help boost the employment outlook for autistic adults, researchers have claimed. The current UK unemployment rate is 4.4% but just 14%
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As the University of Edinburgh celebrates a centenary of social work education this month, staff from our social work programmes at the University of Dundee have made key contributions and
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A new mother who was diagnosed with cancer when her son was just eight months old is backing a campaign urging people to stand up to the disease. Shiela Laramore,
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A former superintendent of a cemetery has admitted fraudulently mis-selling burial plots to grieving families in a “shocking” nine-year campaign. William Henderson stole thousands of pounds from the archdiocese that
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Services for children and young people in West Lothian are improving outcomes for children and having a positive impact on their lives, inspectors have said, while noting that some services
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There were multiple “missed opportunities” in the handover care of a man treated for “delusional” behaviour and at the centre of a fatal flat stabbing. Melvin James had to be
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