Violence against women could become significantly less visible in police-recorded crime figures when a new counting method comes into effect, warn researchers at Lancaster University. Plans for Home Office Counting
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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 radical new immune therapy developed from cases of “miraculous” cancer recovery could be tested on patients as early as next year. Scientists have found a way to screen potent
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Women who are subjected to violence within partnerships prefer more feminine men, according to new research carried out by scientists at the University of St Andrews. The study, carried out
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Research commissioned by the Social Work Services Strategic Forum on ‘What the public think about Scottish social services and why’, has been published. The research was authored by Dr Trish McCulloch (University of
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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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The Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University has been commissioned by Welsh Government to undertake a large scale evaluation of outcomes for looked after children including: A
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Cardiff University has been chosen as the research partner in a £4.85m initiative to help improve the lives of children who are at risk of abuse or neglect. The Department
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Bill Gates said he is giving 50 million US dollars (£38 million) to help fight Alzheimer’s disease. The Microsoft co-founder said the donation to the Dementia Discovery Fund is personal
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The development of this initiative began with an email received by the Learning and Development team within North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP): Dear L&D team, please could
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