Breast cancer drugs that suppress the body’s production of oestrogen significantly reduce the risk of premature death, a study has shown. The findings are expected to influence clinical guidelines on
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Abstract Young people in care and care leavers want to know that their corporate parents (the local authority, collectively with other relevant services) will care for them and do their
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Having a complicated job and doing well at school have both been linked to a lower risk of dementia, while loneliness, excessive TV watching and low levels of physical activity
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Social workers in Northern Ireland are being invited to take part in international research on fostering resilience which is being conducted by Jenny Bulbulia, a PhD candidate in Trinity College Dublin,
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SCIE’s Prevention Library aims to help inform commissioners and service providers to find information and examples of emerging research and practice in the provision of prevention services across England. New
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Short term fellowships to support the development and undertaking of clinical research activities in palliative care are now available from the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC).
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A team from the University of West London’s (UWL) Richard Wells Research Centre has been awarded funding for an applied research project to reduce dehydration in local care homes. Led
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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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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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