Self harm in Wales on the rise

A study commissioned by the Welsh Assembly: 2011 Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Monitor for Wales has shown that self harm is on the rise amonst young people in Wales. The charity YoungMinds commented on the findings intimating that the actual figures were probably higher than those cited in the report. However the stuiy found that drinking and smoking in young people is still declining.

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Hope for new Alzheimer's treatments

The Alzheimer's Society have announced that their research programme could lead to new treatments for dementia in the next ten years. It is hoped the program Drug Discovery will find ways of delaying dementia and also alleviating the severity more effectively

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