Older teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced – though they will be able to opt out of it by changing their account settings. It would means apps such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube being set to be unavailable by default to 16 and 17-year-olds between midnight…
Population ageing is reshaping healthcare systems in ways that extend far beyond demographic statistics. As life expectancy increases and birth rates decline across many countries, hospitals, public finances and long-term care services are adapting to a growing number of older adults with different medical and social needs than previous generations. The most significant change is…
The saliva test, called Endotest, is already being used in a pilot NHS study, while Endosure – the gut electrical signal test – is part of a clinical study at the Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospital Trust. Women fast for six to eight hours beforehand and then drink water for 45 minutes during this gut test….
Sir George served in Sir Tony Blair’s government, first in the Home Office between 1997 and 1999, and then in the Northern Ireland Office until 2001. He was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and political service. Born in Prescot, Sir George was educated at Huyton Secondary School before working as a fitter,…
Over a third of the children were still waiting for treatment, with more than 60,000 waiting over two years for help – an increase from over 44,000 children the previous year. Fewer than one in five with suspected autism or neurodevelopmental conditions went on to receive support in 2024-25. Those who did waited, on average,…
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has told the BBC she will be turning Kemi Badenoch’s attack on her at Prime Minister’s Questions into a T-shirt. The Conservative leader called Phillipson a “spiteful class warrior” for taxing private school fees to pay for more teachers in state schools “but the number of teachers has gone down”. Sir…
The rolling idyll of heath and forest, spinney and stream that gave us the Heffalump, the Woozle and, most famously of all, Winnie-the-Pooh, has a new fantastical resident. Creeping through the bracken, making strange cooing and purring noises, is a shapeshifting creature with a huge tubular nose and eyes inspired by adders. It shimmies with…
The research was supported by funding from the National Institute on Aging. oth physical and mental abilities. However, new research from Yale University paints a far more optimistic picture. The study found that many older adults actually improve over time, and their beliefs about aging may play an important role in those gains. Drawing on…
The Trump administration’s decision this week to put Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in charge of special education programs has sparked a sharp backlash from advocates for students with disabilities, who say the move will hurt children and that his views on autism make him unfit for the job. Mr. Kennedy said earlier this…
A comprehensive review published in The BMJ suggests that calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, or taking both together provide little to no clinically meaningful benefit in preventing fractures or falls for most older adults. Falls are a major health concern among seniors. Nearly one in three people age 65 and older experiences a fall each…
