health

People in adult social care and unpaid carers will benefit from a £20 million boost to fund innovative projects across the country, as the government continues to deliver on its vision for social care reform. The...

Advances in understanding the basic biology behind the causes of diabetic retinopathy could have potential therapeutic implications later down the line. A recent paper published by the experimental ophthalmology team at the Institute of Inflammation and...

This level of sleep deprivation increases the risk of serious injury or fatality in safety critical situations. Published in Science Advances, the biomarker used a combination of markers found in the blood of healthy volunteers. Together, these markers accurately predicted when...

Sports coaches could strengthen athletes’ mental health and protect them from mental illness – by adopting an ‘authentic leadership’ style. Researchers found when athletes perceived that their coach engaged in behaviours such as openly sharing information,...

University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been awarded £2m as part of £45 million government investment in the UK’s quantum sector for wearable brain imaging research to help detect early signs of dementia.  ...

A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not. A collaboration between...

Personal trainer James Hilton has pledged to ‘give back’ to his Cotswold community by donating time – and fundraising –  for Horsfall House in Minchinhampton, a not-for-profit nursing home. James, who specialises in working with the over-55s...

Over 60 attendees from more than 30 organisations came together to create a vision to promote good and sustainable food for a borough-wide food plan. An illustration of a new vision for good food in Walsall....

Families across England who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will soon receive further support with more short breaks, supported internship opportunities and better support for those with Down syndrome, the Department for...

New measures to enhance recruitment and retention in the teaching profession have been announced by the government. They include £1.5 million of new investment to deliver a three-year mental health and wellbeing support package for school and...