People should try to visit friends and family at least once a month to stop them feeling lonely and reduce their risk of premature death, a new study suggests. It
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People with early Alzheimer’s disease have difficulty turning when walking, a study suggests. Experts from University College London (UCL) used virtual reality to help examine navigational errors among people with
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New research suggests depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls. Researchers hope the findings will ultimately lead to the development of
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One in three UK medical students intends on emigrating to practise medicine and many will not come back, a large survey suggests. The study of 10,486 people from the UK’s
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Hobbies such as gardening, reading, and arts and crafts are linked to lower levels of depression in people aged 65 and older, research suggests. The findings are based on self-reported
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Artificial intelligence is being used to train staff in what is thought to be a UK first for the social care sector amid hopes it could help speedily tackle workforce
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A fresh study backs up an earlier finding of a link between children taking taking up an instrument and improved thinking in later life, researchers have said. People who had
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Hostile parenting and harsh discipline increase the likelihood of lasting mental health problems in children, a report suggests. New research said parenting that involves frequently shouting at, isolating, and physically
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A Cambridge University professor is lending his support to parents who are campaigning for a statutory public inquiry examining around 2,000 mental health patient deaths. Leading autism researcher Professor Sir
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Thousands of social housing managers will be required to study for qualifications as part of a drive to professionalise the sector in the wake of a two-year-old’s death in a
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