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New design for artificial legs to increase amputees’ confidence

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23 May, 2013
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A student, who was inspired to help disabled people after his friend had a leg amputated, has constructed an artificial limb which features changeable cover to reflect a person’s mood. … Continue Reading →

Inaugural UK Sports Science and Medicine conference

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22 May, 2013
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Over 150 Paralympic Sports Science and Medicine practitioners gathered for the first UK High Performance Sports Science and Medicine Conference. Hosted jointly by the BPA, the English Institute of Sport … Continue Reading →

Luke Treadaway presents Terri Coulson with her award

Luke Treadaway awards proud catering apprentices

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22 May, 2013
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Award-winning actor backs pioneering job training scheme Apprentices and trainees with disabilities achieve catering qualifications Job prospects improved for apprentices and trainees Award-winning actor Luke Treadaway, who plays 15-year-old ‘mathematician … Continue Reading →

Win! A Kobo Mini

Head over to our competition page to find out how you could win a nifty Kobo Mini eReader! With summer just around the corner, we’re looking forward to kicking back … Continue Reading →

UK’s first clinical exoskeleton study

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21 May, 2013
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The Stoke Mandeville Spinal Foundation is set to become the first UK spinal injuries organisation to undertake a clinical study into exoskeleton technology from June 3rd, and has chosen the … Continue Reading →

Mencap backs damning report into death of 23-year-old at Basildon Hospital

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21 May, 2013
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Tina Papalabropoulos was 23 years old and lived at home with her parents and her sister. She died on the 30th of January 2009 at BasildonHospital. A report published by … Continue Reading →

The Complete Group secures new care contract

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21 May, 2013
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Award-winning national care provider The Complete Group has secured a new contract to supply specialist support to children and young people in the Midlands. Complete was among care providers to … Continue Reading →

Scientists identify molecular trigger for Alzheimer’s disease

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21 May, 2013
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New research establishes nature of malfunction in protein molecules that can lead to onset of dementia. Researchers have pinpointed a catalytic trigger for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – when … Continue Reading →

Give Where You Live

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20 May, 2013
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National disability charity United Response has launched Give Where You Live (www.givewhereyoulive.org.uk), a new interactive website designed to help members of the public donate time or money to their local … Continue Reading →