Autism test and treatment on horizon as scientists find hormone deficiency link
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Autism test and treatment on horizon as scientists find hormone deficiency link

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/02/autism-test-treatment-horizon-scientists-find-hormone-deficiency/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor A test and possible treatment for autism could be on the horizon after scientists discovered that people and primates who are less social are deficient in a particular hormone. Around 1.1 per cent of the people in Britain, around 695,000 are through to be on the autism…

Brain tumour research to get £18m injection
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Brain tumour research to get £18m injection

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/01/brain-tumour-research-to-get-18m-injection By Nicola Davis The sum is part of a £25m boost in funding by Cancer Research UK for brain cancer over the next five year Brain tumour research is to get an £18 million injection of funding to aid projects ranging from exploring how such cancers begin to developing new ways…

Ovarian cancer diagnoses ‘will rise 55% in the next 20 years’
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Ovarian cancer diagnoses ‘will rise 55% in the next 20 years’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/01/ovarian-cancer-diagnoses-will-rise-55-in-the-next-20-years By Sarah Boseley Health editor Global coalition says more must be done to treat ovarian cancer, which has the lowest survival rate of all female cancers Ovarian cancer diagnoses are set to rise worldwide by nearly 55% in the next two decades, according to a global coalition that says more must be done…

‘Uber for carers’ startup raises £13m to buy struggling home care firms
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‘Uber for carers’ startup raises £13m to buy struggling home care firms

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/01/uber-carers-startup-raises-13m-buy-struggling-home-care-firms/ By Jack Torrance  A startup dubbed the “Uber for carers” has raised $17m (£12.5m) to help fund its plan to transform the struggling home care industry by buying up failing providers and moving their patients and carers onto its digital platform. Cera, which is backed by Standard Chartered’s ex-chief executive Peter…

Body cameras deter attacks and abuse at Welsh hospitals
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Body cameras deter attacks and abuse at Welsh hospitals

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-43725809 By  Rachel Flint & Antonia Matthews BBC News Body cameras are being used to record attacks and abuse towards hospital staff at five of Wales’ health boards in a bid to deter violent behaviour. Aneurin Bevan is the latest to give security staff the cameras after 15,113 incidents in the last five…