Gene therapy has been shown to have "significant" clinical benefits for people with Parkinson's disease, according to a study. The small-scale trial showed the 12 patients' symptoms improved by up to 65% after a year, with no ill effects.
Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Danny Alexander MP,(Member of Parliament) has demanded that people are not forced to switch from their Post Office card accounts after 2010, following the Government's announcement that it wants a 'multiple choice' replacement for the card account.
Thousands of people with physical and learning difficulties in Cornwall are to be charged for their meals and transport to and from day centres.
Regions of the brain may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they should in people with autism, research suggests. US scientists used sophisticated scans to examine connections in the cerebral cortex - the part of the brain that deals with complex thought.
The ability to obtain advanced rheumatoid arthritis drugs on the NHS is still determined by where patients live, a study has suggested.
Training given to teachers of children with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities will be improved, Alan Johnson, education secretary, has said. The pledge follows criticism from the Commons education select committee earlier this year that the education of these pupils was "not fit for purpose".
